Zeus attacks mobile phones to circumvent the authentication systems two factors
Cybercriminals have launched an attack to rob the bank accounts of mobile phone users authentication systems protected by two factors. To do this, criminals are infecting the devices with a modification of the Zeus Trojan.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
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Many companies and banks have implemented a system of two-factor authentication to prevent their customers from becoming victims of identity theft. This means that only enter the password of an account is not enough to access it, the user must also write a code that the bank sends you a message by SMS. 
Criminals infect vulnerable phones with traditional methods such as sending emails infected or spreading malicious links. The Trojan displays a popup in the infected device, which prompts the user to confirm your phone number and model of your mobile phone.
The cybercrime uses this data to send a malicious SMS to the number of his victim with a malicious program designed specifically for your type of phone.
The message prompts the user to click on a link to download a new "security certificate", which is actually a malicious program that logs all activity user's phone, including text messages you receive.
This allows the hacker to obtain the password of the user's bank account and also have access to the code that the bank will send through a text message. These data are sufficient for the cybercrime empty their victim's account and fill their pockets.
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