Law enforcement officials from around the world are hunting cyber attackers who have pulled of a series of internet "heists" on UK bank accounts worth at least £20m. The malware which was used, known as Dridex, may be responsible for worldwide losses of $100m so far. It is used to gain access to people's personal computers to record login and password details used to access internet banking services, which it then passes back to the hackers. The malicious software is not known to have infected smartphones as yet. The virus so far is not believed to have infected smartphones. A spokesman for the National Crime Agency said: "We can confirm that we were contacted by police in relation to an investigation into online criminal activity involving the theft or misuse of customer details. Attacks from the virus had stopped but law enforcement officials believe it has restarted.
Law enforcement officials from around the world are hunting cyber attackers who have pulled of a series of internet "heists" on UK bank accounts worth at least £20m. The malware which was used, known as Dridex, may be responsible for worldwide losses of $100m so far. It is used to gain access to people's personal computers to record login and password details used to access internet banking services, which it then passes back to the hackers. The virus so far is not believed to have infected smartphones. A spokesman for the National Crime Agency said: "We can confirm that we were contacted by police in relation to an investigation into online criminal activity involving the theft or misuse of customer details. Attacks from the virus had stopped but law enforcement officials believe it has restarted.