This year has seen a sharp rise in Trojans and other on-line malware devices across Latin America, with Brazil and Peru being the two main source countries according to Kaspersky Labs. The Peruvian angle might seem surprising, but apparently a large number of Peruvians go to Russia for their university education. In fact, there are more than 100,000 students enrolled at Peru’s National University of San Marcos (UNAM) who have been infected by Trojans. Their attacks impact all Spanish and Brazilian speaking countries, with the financial sector being the key target.
This year has seen a sharp rise in Trojans and other on-line malware devices across Latin America, with Brazil and Peru being the two main source countries according to Kaspersky Labs. The Peruvian angle might seem surprising, but apparently a large number of Peruvians go to Russia for their university education. Upon returning home after five or six years they find themselves underpaid and frustrated, and turn to using programming tricks they have already learnt in Russia. Their attacks impact all Spanish and Brazilian speaking countries, with the financial sector being the key target.