Trojan Bilks Swedish Bank of $1.2 Million
About 8 million kronor, approximately US$1.2 million, has been stolen from the Scandinavian bank Nordea in what is thought to be the largest-ever IT scam targeted against a Swedish online bank.
Using a modified version of the "haxdoor" Trojan, hackers based in eastern Europe have stolen money from at least 250 private accounts. Swedish police have arrested seven individuals for involvement in the attacks. Another 121 suspects are wanted for questioning.
Nordea has been aware of the attacks for more than three months, but has yet to inform its customers of the Trojan.
The initial attacks were carried out in September 2006. Soon afterward, Swedish police established that the attackers had used a modified version of the haxdoor Trojan, which had been spammed to thousands of Swedish e-mail addresses during the summer. The police also found that the stolen information had been sent to servers in the United States and then rerouted to Russia.
