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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master

NRT-0057 Phishers using Google Maps to locate victims:

Account holders with at least two Australian banks have become victims of a phishing scam in which malicious code reveals the physical location of affected IP addresses using Google Maps. Bank account holders in Germany and the US have also been targeted. The software installs a Trojan capable of key-logging user activity, hijacking infected computers. It installs a Trojan and backdoor code to capture all user input as well as compromising a web server to allow the hacker to hijack the victims' computer. The hacker is then provided with details on the number of infected machines in each country, while the Google Maps server is used to translate IP information to pinpoint the machines' physical location. Websense Australia believes hackers could potentially use Google Maps to assist in identity theft. Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank were among those specifically targeted in Australia, while Bank of American and Germany's Deutsche Bank were also attacked.

(Computerworld Australia 20FEB07)

Last Modified: Friday, 23-Feb-2007 09:48:10 EST