New Malware Re-Writes Online Bank Statements to Cover Fraud

“New malware being used by cybercrooks does more than let hackers loot a bank account; it hides evidence of a victim’s dwindling balance by rewriting online bank statements on the fly, according to a new report.

The sophisticated hack uses a Trojan horse program installed on the victim’s machine that alters html coding before it’s displayed in the user’s browser, to either erase evidence of a money transfer transaction entirely from a bank statement, or alter the amount of money transfers and balances.”

(Source: New Malware Re-Writes Online Bank Statements to Cover Fraud | Threat Level | Wired.com)