According to experts, it uses psychology rather than technology to overcome the recipient’s bank details.
Thousands of computers have been infected by the virus, which infects your computer through the receiver enticed to open an email that mistakenly reported to come from consumer electronics chain Elgiganten or online store Hut, reports SVT.
In the email allegedly receiver having ordered goods for thousands of kronor, which lurk many to open the file that comes with the mail. Recently sent a similar scam emails in the Tax Agency’s name.
According to IT security expert Robert Malmgren on Romab it’s more about psychology rather than technology. Typical “Nigeria letters”, which was common in the past, have been replaced by fake collection letters.
– People have become more thick-skinned and do not go to the most simple. But when people find out that someone has done business in your name, you will be cursed and will cancel the purchase, he said.
The so-called Trojan, which, among other things, grabs the user’s bank details and enables another person to empty his bank account in real time, is so serious that the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) is on.
– When you can not use the technology goes to the man, which is usually the weakest link says MSB security expert Robert Jonsson.
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