Brits that use internet banking are being warned that organised criminal gangs are exploiting security-conscious internet users by tricking them into downloading and paying for anti-virus protection, which is actually malicious software .
Cyber criminals have designed "scareware" and are targeting consumers concerned about protecting their computers by convincing them that their computer has been infected and then offering to fix the problem, according to the government-sponsored Get Safe Online website. Victims pay around £30 to download a "patch" which enables the fraudsters to obtain credit card information, secure remote control of the victim's computer and launch phishing attacks that are untraceable.
Recent research by getsafeonline.org reveals that 24 per cent of UK adult web users have been approached by someone claiming to be from an IT helpdesk offering to check their computers for viruses. The Rt Hon Baroness Neville-Jones, Minister of State for Security, said: "It is vital that we make people aware of this threat."
Internet bankers tricked into downloading fake anti-virus protection
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Internet bankers tricked into downloading fake anti-virus protection
Wed, 17 Nov 2010
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