EMOTET Banking Malware: The Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office informs citizens who use e-banking to display a new malware that targets their bank account (Banking Malware)
The new malware can intercept e-banking electronic access data and "collect" the user's network traffic data (sniff network traffic), intercepting sensitive data of other connected users as well
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.
Το εν λόγω λογισμικό, που ονομάστηκε ως «EMOTET», εξαπλώνεται γρήγορα μέσω μηνυμάτων ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, στον χρήστη αποστέλλεται μήνυμα (e-mail), το οποίο τον ενημερώνει για κάποια μεταφορά ποσού, που έγινε στο τραπεζικό του account και το οποίο περιέχει σύνδεσμο (link) για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με την επίμαχη τραπεζική μεταφορά. Μόλις ο χρήστης πατήσει στο σύνδεσμο (link), που περιέχεται στο μήνυμα ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου, αρχίζει η διαδικασία εγκατάστασης του κακόβουλου λογισμικού, εν αγνοία του χρήστη.
It is noted that malware has the ability to bypass even the safe one connection HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure). Το γεγονός αυτό, θέτει σε μεγαλύτερο κίνδυνο την υποtheft of electronic e-banking login details, as users consider that they are carrying out their online banking transactions safely.
Citizens who receive e-mails with similar content are asked not to open the links, nor to download the files contained in them. In any case, it is recommended to each user to confirm transactions through their banking institution. This way the correctness of the email is confirmed 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.
