Trojan Steals Thousands of Dollars from Schools in Illinois

A Trojan virus appears to be responsible for the theft of more than $300,000 from a school district in Illinois, according to investigative authorities.

The case involving the Chrystal Lake School District is currently under investigation by the FBI.

The attack used a Clampi virus, which when downloaded to the victim’s computer, steals login and account information for bank accounts. The information is then sent to the…

NH Man Made $112,000 in Bank-Account Hacking Scheme

Alexey Mineev, a  Hampton, N.H., resident, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges for his role in a scheme to empty brokerage accounts by installing Trojan keystroke-monitoring software on victims’ computers.

The hacker would infect PCs with malicious Trojan software via spam, software that monitored keystrokes after an infected computer logged on to a brokerage website.  The hackers would then sift through the information, deducing account numbers and passwords and wiring funds…