Password-stealing trojan poses security risk
18 July 2008
Hackers have infected almost 400,000 PCs using a password stealing trojan named Coreflood, it has been claimed.
According to the Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF), a Microsoft program called PsExec has been manipulated to trick users into downloading a malicious programme.
One global hotel chain, which has not been named, has seen more than 14,000 of its computer infected with malware, the forum has announced.
A spokesperson for security firm SecureWorks said criminals had been able to amass a 50GB database of stolen user information.
"They've been able to spread throughout entire enterprises - something you rarely see these days," he stated.
ISAF has said that hospitals, law firms, university networks and financial companies have all been hit by the data security scam.
The forum was established to coordinate and build upon existing information security work and initiatives in the UK, with the ultimate aim of increasing security level awareness.
Launched on February 13th 2008, member representatives meet twice a month to discuss the latest issues in information security.
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