- Jun 9, 2013
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IBM's X-Force reported today the actors behind the hybrid GozNym banking trojan have released a new configuration that is targeting European banks with the new angle of using redirection attacks.
The recent targets include 17 Polish banks and one in Portugal. However, a new twist has been included, using redirection attacks targeted at customers using these banking insititutions. IBM reported the GozNym gang have created about 200 URLs that point a victim to what they believe is their bank website, but in fact it is one controlled by the bad guys.
“By keeping the victim away from the bank's site, the fraudster can deceive them into divulging critical authentication codes on the replica site, all without the bank knowing that the customer's session has been compromised,” said Limor Kessem, executive security advisor at IBM.
Kessem believes the Dridex gang is behind the GozNym attacks as it is the only cybergang known to use redirection attacks, although, she added, rumors have the Neverquest organization also implementing redirection attacks.
Full Articl. GozNym banking malware spotted now in Europe
The recent targets include 17 Polish banks and one in Portugal. However, a new twist has been included, using redirection attacks targeted at customers using these banking insititutions. IBM reported the GozNym gang have created about 200 URLs that point a victim to what they believe is their bank website, but in fact it is one controlled by the bad guys.
“By keeping the victim away from the bank's site, the fraudster can deceive them into divulging critical authentication codes on the replica site, all without the bank knowing that the customer's session has been compromised,” said Limor Kessem, executive security advisor at IBM.
Kessem believes the Dridex gang is behind the GozNym attacks as it is the only cybergang known to use redirection attacks, although, she added, rumors have the Neverquest organization also implementing redirection attacks.
Full Articl. GozNym banking malware spotted now in Europe
