stopthehacker.com » Internet Explorer http://www.stopthehacker.com Jaal, LLC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:08:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Virus Infects 13 Million PCs, Steals Credit Card Numbers http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/03/02/virus-infects-13-million-pcs-steals-credit-card-numbers/ http://www.stopthehacker.com/2010/03/02/virus-infects-13-million-pcs-steals-credit-card-numbers/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:50:38 +0000 admin http://www.stopthehacker.com/?p=1456 “Spain Busts Hackers for Infecting 13 Million PCs”

Users were targeted via a vulnerability in Internet Explorer when they visited websites infected with the malware. Spanish authorities shutdown the Mariposa bot-net on December 23, 2009 although the details of what is being called the “largest cyber-raid to date” are just being released.

Infection Statistics:

  • 190 countries
  • 40 of the largest financial institutions
  • 50% of 1,000 largest companies
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