wtf SE: posing as medics and telling them they had cancer £20m bank cyber heist

[sirianu]

Gang tried to trick victims by posing as medics and telling them they had cancer in £20m bank cyber heist

The Eastern European cybercriminals sent infected emails to unsuspecting customers that allowed them to steal private banking information

The gang’s ability to steal the money depended on unwitting victims clicking on email attachments that contained the malware [malicious software] – known as Dridex - which sat on the computer until online banking sites were used.

It allowed the conspirators to capture banking details or even hijack the computer session to present a fake online banking webpage to collect personal information.

The spam emails sent included some suggesting that a package had been sent, or by informing the user that a large sum of money had been transferred to their accounts. But during a chat conversation on the internet, Mr Ghinkul, 30, in March 2014, allegedly told another member of the gang of the cancer” plan, according to indictment released by the US authorities.

The plan was that “the purported originator of the email was a medical institution and that the victim recipient had tested positive for cancer”, according to the document.

Gang tried to trick victims by posing as medics and telling them they had cancer in £20m bank cyber heist | Crime | News | The Independent

[Nytro]

"The spam emails sent included some suggesting that a package had been sent"

Am primit si eu o gramada de mail-uri ca as fi primit ceva de la FedEx. Nu primisem.