Cybercrimals take over thousands with the Mumba botnet2010-08-02 10:16 by DanielaTags: AVG, trojan, Botnet, Mumba
AVG Technologies said cybercriminals have taken over thousands of systems with the Mumba botnet. AVG's web security team released the report, which reckons that the Mumba botnet malware has infected 55,000 PCs around the world. Apparently the botnet has been responsible for stealing up to 60GB of personal data. The compromised data includes bank account details and credit card numbers. The US has suffered the lion's share of the hack with 33 per cent of infected systems, Germany comes in second with 17 per cent, Spain has 7 per cent and the UK 6 per cent while Mexico and Canada each have 5 per cent. We don't think the British, Mexicans and Canadians are more security aware, which means that the hackers specifically targeted the US in the malware attacks, possibly because it's a bigger target. Read more -here-
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