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Microsoft warns of hackers

Kazakhstan News.Net
Thursday 17th January, 2008

Microsoft programmers have warned that hackers have found a way to use some older versions of its Excel spreadsheet program to take over control of people's computers.

Microsoft is still deciding whether to issue patches for the Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 2, Excel Viewer 2003, Excel 2002, Excel 2000 and Excel 2004 for Mac.

Microsoft says users could be allowing hackers to take over their PC’s for purposes such as stealing passwords and other personal information.

Microsoft has issued a tool to scan files for bad code before opening.

It is called Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment and is available from their site.

 

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Indik#
03-10-09, 09:29 AM

Microsoft warns of hackers

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waltky
08-12-10, 10:21 AM

Robbin' banks with computer viruses...
:mad:
Hackers clean out 3000 bank accounts in UK
Aug 12, 2010, The scam was carried out by using a computer virus — described by experts as the most dangerous malware programme ever created — that emptied the bank accounts while showing customers fake statements, the Daily Mail reported. Internet security firm M86 Security, which discovered the scam, said the hackers stole a total of £675,000 from the unnamed British bank.

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“We’ve never seen such a sophisticated and dangerous threat. Always check your balance and have a good idea of what it is," the security firm said. The latest virus is a variant of the Zeus trojan banking virus which first emerged 3 years ago and is called Zeus v3. Researchers at M86 Security said the virus attacked the systems when victims were browsing the net. It swiped the online banking ID of the customers and hijacked their online banking accounts.

The malware was designed to attack only those accounts which had substantial balance, it said. Bank sites that offer two-factor authentication, such as one-time passcodes and ID tokens, are ineffective because the malware has taken over the browser after the victim has logged into the banking site, Bradley Anstis, vice president of technology strategy at M86 Security, told CNET.

Meanwhile, British high street banks do not believe they have become victims of the cyber criminals. A spokesman for HSBC said, “There are millions of viruses and other malicious software. We urge people to take basic measure to protect themselves from virus attacks. Any customer who is a victim of fraud will be reimbursed by HSBC."

However, M86 said it believed one high street bank was breached and failed to act quickly after warnings last month. More than 100,000 PCs in Britain have been infected with other forms of the trojan virus. According to Financial Fraud Action UK, about £59.7 million was lost to online banking fraud last year. Another £440 million was lost to credit card fraud.

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