Cybercrime Report Detects New Malware Strains Affecting Payments

The latest cybercrime report from ThreatMetrix finds that a new “strain” of malware — malicious software that can be used to compromise security systems — has impacted commerce companies.

The malware, apparently a “new variant” of the Zeus Trojan virus, appears to have attacked four different commercial players, “including social media, financial services, retail, and payment processors,” the report says.

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