Bank account-draining Zeus gets lots of action in 2013
(Phys.org) —A Trojan program designed to steal money from people's bank accounts has not only been around for years but is now on the rise. A New York Times Bits blog report said it is enjoying a good life on Facebook. If you click on the wrong link on Facebook, the virus gets access to your bank account and can steal your money, according to the report. Called Zeus, the malicious program dates back to around 2007, but security experts say it rose steadily this year. According to Cupertino, California-based Trend Micro, incidents of Zeus gained momentum, and the firm's Zeus watchers pointed to a steady rise in the first five months of 2013. Actually, what has been seen are what Trend Micro refers to as Zeus/ZBOT variants, the same old type of threat resurfacing but now with refinements and new features.