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Just two weeks after reporting about the commercialization of the
KINS banking Trojan, RSA reveals yet another weapon to be used in a
cybercriminal’s arsenal.
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It appears that a Russia based cybercrime team has set its sights on
offering a new banking Trojan targeting the Linux operating system.
This appears to be a commercial operation, which includes
support/sales agents and software developer(s).
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Meet the “Hand of Thief” Trojan
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Hand of Thief is a Trojan designed to steal information from
machines running the Linux OS. This malware is currently offered for
sale in closed cybercrime communities for $2,000 USD (€1,500 EUR)
with free updates. The current functionality includes form grabbers
and backdoor capabilities, however, it’s expected that the Trojan
will have a new suite of web injections and graduate to become
full-blown banking malware in the very near future. At that point,
the price is expected to rise to $3,000 USD (€2,250 EUR), plus a
hefty $550 per major version release. These prices coincide with
those quoted by developers who released similar malware for the
Windows OS, which would make Hand of Thief relatively priced way
above market value considering the
relatively small user base of Linux.
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The Trojan’s developer claims it has been tested on 15 different
Linux desktop distributions, including Ubuntu Fedora and Debian. As
for desktop environments, the malware supports 8 different
environments, including Gnome and Kde.........................
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://blogs.rsa.com/thieves-reaching-for-linux-hand-of-thief-trojan-targets-linux-inth3wild/">https://blogs.rsa.com/thieves-reaching-for-linux-hand-of-thief-trojan-targets-linux-inth3wild/</a>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Trusting Obama With Border Security Is Like Trusting
Bill Clinton With Your Daughter!
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