INTERNET ROBBERS STEAL $1 MILLION

I think I remember blogging a couple years ago about the Federal Reserve System going onto the Internet. Well, this bank in Sweden sure wishes it had stayed off because it got ripped off majorly as covered in [http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37082|an article from January 19, 2007] at http://TheInquirer.Net reported:

SWEDISH BANK Nordea suffered the biggest Internet heist in history as cyber crooks filleted some eight million kronor (around £576,000) from its coffers.

As many as 250 customers at Sweden's largest bank seem to have downloaded files containing the 'haxdoor.ki' Trojan over the past three months. This fellow turned himself on when users tried to log in to their online account at the bank.

The software stole users' information before displaying an error message asking the client to resend the data. The hackers, believed to be based in Russia, then had the two access codes needed to transfer money from the account.

Why is it that people are surprised when this sort of thing happens?

It's like the whole bootlegging movies and mp3s from DVDs and CDs. Like those media discs, the bank's digital services were designed to allow for easier access. So, no one should be surprised when said digitization makes access easier for everyone. .

---

Orignal From: INTERNET ROBBERS STEAL $1 MILLION