Massive Global Spearphishing Attack Nets Millions
McAfee and Guardian Analytics have released a new whitepaper entitled, Dissecting Operation High Roller. In the whitepaper, they describe a massive global attack that is stealing tens of millions of dollars banks, institutions and wealthy individuals. Unlike standard SpyEye and Zeus attacks that typically feature live (manual) interventions, we have discovered at least a dozen groups now using server-side components and heavy automation. The fraudsters’ objective in these attacks is to siphon large amounts from high balance accounts, hence the name chosen for this research: Operation High Roller. With no human participation required, each attack moves quickly and scales neatly. [...]