EMOTES Banking Malware: Η Διεύθυνση Δίωξης Ηλεκτρονικού Εγκλήματος ενημερώνει τους πολίτες, που χρησιμοποιούν e-banking για την εμφάνιση ενός νέου κακόβουλου software, που στοχεύει στην παράνομη πρόσβαση του τραπεζικού τους λογαριασμού (Banking Malware)
New malware can intercept electronic data access του e-banking και να «συλλέγει» τα δεδομένα της κίνησης του δικτύου του χρήστη (sniff network traffic), υποκλέπτοντας ευαίσθητα δεδομένα και των υπολοίπων συνδεδεμένων χρηστών
The new malware was dubbed "EMOTET" and quickly spreads through emails
The Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate of the Greek Police informs citizens who use e-banking for the emergence of a new malware (EMOTET) that targets their bank account malicious software (Banking Malware).
In particular, the new malicious software has the ability to intercept the electronic access details of e-banking (username, password, etc.), but also to "collect" the sniff network traffic, by blocking sensitive data and the other users who are connected to it.
Dubbed as 'EMOTET', the software in question spreads rapidly through email messages. More specifically, a message (e-mail) is sent to the user, which informs him of a transfer of an amount made to his bank account and which contains a link for more information about the bank transfer in question. As soon as user click on the link contained in the e-mail, the process of installing the malicious software begins, without the user's knowledge.
Σημειώνεται ότι το κακόβουλο λογισμικό έχει την ικανότητα να παρακάμπτει ακόμα και την ασφαλή σύνδεση HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure). This fact puts at greater risk the interception of electronic login details in e-banking, as users consider that they are carrying out their online banking transactions safely.
Citizens who receive e-mails with similar content are urged not to open the links or download the files contained therein. In any case, it is recommended to every user to confirm their transactions through their banking institution. This will confirm the correctness of the email before taking any further action.
In addition, if the user clicks on the link in a similar e-mail message that has been corroborated, it is recommended to reinstall the operating system.
