Microsoft Makes Partnerships To Fight Financial Cybercrime

By PYMNTS | June 6, 2013

Microsoft is teaming up with several financial services providers and the FBI to combat the cybercrime malware known as Citadel, The Paypers reports.

Citadel is a type of malware discovered in 2012 that monitors and records keystrokes once embedded in a computer. Cybercriminals then use the information to withdraw money or steal identities from victims.

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Some of the providers Microsoft will partner with include: the Financial Services – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), NACHA, the Electronic Payments Association, the ABA and others.

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