Hackers behind virus that could empty THOUSANDS of bank accounts have already stolen 00m with powerful virus, warn feds as Americans are urged to protect PCs
Russian-led band of hackers stole $100 million through powerful ‘Gameover Zeus’ program
The software can also lock computers and demand a ransom to unlock
Department of Homeland security has set up a website to help victims and those concerned remove the malware
By James Nye and Reuters Reporter
DailyMail.com
3 June 2014
A US-led operation has disrupted an international crime ring that infected hundreds of thousands of PCs across the globe with malicious software that stole more than $100 million from businesses and members of the public since 2011.
The Justice Department announced on Monday that anywhere between 500,000 and 1 million machines worldwide were affected by the virus’s known as Gameover Zeus which stole banking passwords and Crytolocker, which encrypted files and blackmailed the users for their release.
Among the victims of the cyber-attacks were Pittsburgh based Reinforced Plastics of Erie, which lost $373,000 in one money transfer and the Swansea, Massachusetts police department, which paid a $750 ransom after their computers were infected.
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