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Dyre Wolf Banking Malware Stole More Than $1 Million

IBM security researchers have uncovered an active cyber attack campaign that has successfully stolen more than $1 million from a variety of targeted enterprise organizations using spear phishing emails, malware and social engineering tricks. The campaign, dubbed “The Dyre Wolf,” targets businesses and organizations that use wire transfers to transfer large sums of money, even if the transaction is protected by 2-factor authentication. IBM researchers recommend the following steps to users in order to protect against the attack: Organizations should train its employees on security best practices.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2015/04/dyre-wolf-banking-malware.html

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