The Electronic Crime Investigation Directorate informs citizens about the appearance of malicious software in our country "Shylock»
The malicious one software στοχεύει στην παράνομη υποκλοπή χρηματικών ποσών καθώς και οικονομικών πληροφοριών από διαδικτυακά τραπεζικά συστήματα
It quickly spreads through emails and real-time communication programs
The Greek Police's Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate is informing citizens about the "Shylock" malicious software in our country that aims to intercept money from Internet Banking Systems as well as financial information and data.
In particular, the malware has the ability to steal funds from Internet Banking Systems using stolen credentials (name user, password, etc.) in Internet Banking Systems (e-banking).
This software quickly spreads through emails and live messengers.
More specifically, the users of the internet, they are "infected" when they choose malicious links (links), which are sent to them either via e-mail or through communication programs and are then "persuaded" to download and run the malicious software, without their knowledge.
Then, once the malware has been installed without the user's knowledge, it first seeks to gain access to financial information and money stored in the victim's accounts (either personal or corporate) and secondly to transfer that information , as well as the underpaid funds to the perpetrators who control the illegal action of malicious software.
Οι πολίτες που λαμβάνουν μηνύματα από άγνωστους αποστολείς ή άγνωστη προέλευση, είτε μέσω ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου είτε μέσω προγραμμάτων επικοινωνίας σε πραγματικό χρόνο (live messenger), καλούνται να μην ανοίγουν τους συνδέσμους (links) και να μην κατεβάζουν τα αρχεία που περιέχονται σε αυτά.
In addition, type the addresses of the web pages (URL) in the browser (browser), instead of using hyperlinks (links), use genuine software programs and update them regularly (updates), while there should always be an up-to-date PC protection program (antivirus).
To combat the crime of "Shylock" malicious software, international joint operational action is already taking place, involving Europol, the FBI, the European Crime Prevention Center (EC3), and the business is coordinated by the National Agency United Kingdom Criminal Investigation (NCA) (Ref. the 10-07-2014 Europol Communication )
It is recalled that for similar incidents, citizens can contact the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office at the following contact details:
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By phone: 210-6476464
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Sending e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
