Thursday, August 24, 2006
Trojan Hits 10,000 Computers in Australia; Tax File Numbers Stolen
Trojan Hits 10,000 Computers in Australia; Tax File Numbers Stolen
(3 & 2 August 2006)
The Australian Tax Office has warned that nearly 180 citizens have had their tax file numbers stolen while accessing the e-tax system on line. The data theft was accomplished because the victims' computers had been infected with the Backdoor.Haxdoor.M Trojan horse program, which captures keystrokes and, in the case of the Australians' tax file numbers, posts them to the Internet. The attack is not specific to the Tax Office web site. More than 10,000 computers in Australia have been infected with the Trojan. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/08/02/1154198183117.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/trojan-infects-10000-computers/2006/08/0
3/1154198244503.html
(3 & 2 August 2006)
The Australian Tax Office has warned that nearly 180 citizens have had their tax file numbers stolen while accessing the e-tax system on line. The data theft was accomplished because the victims' computers had been infected with the Backdoor.Haxdoor.M Trojan horse program, which captures keystrokes and, in the case of the Australians' tax file numbers, posts them to the Internet. The attack is not specific to the Tax Office web site. More than 10,000 computers in Australia have been infected with the Trojan. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/08/02/1154198183117.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/trojan-infects-10000-computers/2006/08/0
3/1154198244503.html
Labels: The Australian Tax Office
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