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Russian Scammers Steal €1 Million from French Online Banking Customers

Calendar Feb 09, 2006 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Russian scammers used key logging Trojans to steal more than a €1m from French people accessing online bank accounts. The Trojans were sent by email but were not activated until people accessed their online bank accounts. Then the Trojan forwarded on user names and passwords to the crooks.

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