Trojan-powered malware scam network dismantled

[mandy]

Banks, telecos, hotels, airlines and international betting services were among those affected by the creation and sale of Briz Trojans, a malware-creation-for-hire scam recently uncovered by security researchers...

The racket was exposed following analysis of a recently discovered Trojan, Briz-A, which revealed the existence of a complex system dedicated to creating and selling of à la carte malware designed for stealing personal and confidential data...

"The sale of customised malware to cyber-crooks has now become a lucrative business model. This is not an isolated case and given the lure of financial gain motivating cyber-criminals, this type of scam is likely to proliferate in the short-term,"...

full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/05/...ismantled/