The developers behind the Zeus and SpyEye Trojans have joined forces to
create one major botnet, with sophisticated capabilities to attack user bank
accounts, according to security researchers.
Malware authors aren’t sitting still as law enforcement
officials arrest
cyber-gangs stealing millions of dollars from compromised
bank accounts. There is a lot of financial incentive to target bank
accounts, said Randy Abrams, director of technical education at ESET, more so
than gaming Trojans, which are actually the most common type of malware that
researchers see.
“The heat is getting strong on Zeus,” said
Abrams, referring to the recent streak of arrests shutting down Zeus
botnets worldwide. “Zeus and SpyEye have definitely merged,” he
said.
For more, read the eWeek story: Zeus Trojan Merger with SpyEye, Other Banking Malware Worry Researchers.