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Trojans and keyloggers aren't working just at the operating system level - the browser can now be used to capture banking details.
ComptuerWorld reports on Limbo, a piece of malware that uses HTML injection to prompt users for information, say while they are at their banking site. The malware can enter from a phishing site or a user downloaded file.
The article also has a good discussion on how the underground market for malware and credit fraud works.
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Dan Sullivan is a systems architect with 20 years of IT experience that includes engagements in enterprise security, application design, and systems architecture. His experience includes a broad range of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, government, retail, gas and oil production, power generation, and education. Dan’s security-related project work has ranged from requirements analysis for enterprise information security to designing and implementing security for database applications and enterprise portals. Dan has written about information security and other enterprise information management topics for Business Security Advisor, DM Review, Intelligent Enterprise, and E-Business Advisor. You can contact Dan at: dan_sullivan@realtimepublishers.net
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