Security company explained that the hackers used malicious software, called it Carbanak cybergang name, to penetrate computers targeted banks, and then observe how to carry out the deposit and transfer of funds in it.
Kaspersky Lab said that malicious software designed to navigate his every move on the target computers bankers to pirates, through pictures or videos, so as to enable the pirate tradition of those moves carefully when withdrawing money.
The company indicated that the pirates have to exploit the information that turned them malicious code to carry out operations to withdraw money from the ATM or bank transfers do to fake accounts and then transferred to their accounts.
Kaspersky Lab confirmed that the pirates had used smart ways to avoid detection, including withdrawals of funds up to a maximum of $ 10 million in each process so as to ensure that raise doubts banks or the affected customers.
Chris Doggett Director General of the Office of Kaspersky Lab in North America, said in a statement to The New York Times, which revealed the report of the Special security solutions company process robbery "I think this attack is the most advanced yet in terms of implementation methods and ways to disguise used by criminals computer professionals to stay for a long time without being exposed. "
Kaspersky Lab initially estimated the amount of money the pirates succeeded in the robbery of more than US $ 300 million, expected to reveal further investigations for the largest amount, indicating that it could be up to three times the initial estimate.
The company stressed that the amount be increased because it did not find any indications achieved through the end of the operations of these pirates stresses, which makes it likely that the banking and financial institutions are still infiltrated and vulnerable to burglary.
It is noteworthy that Kaspersky Lab pointed out that most of the affected banks in Russia, but they did not deny that several banks and other financial institutions around the world has been affected, especially in Europe, Japan and America.
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