Overheard in the tech blogosphere » remote access Trojan http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard A Whatis.com blog Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:32:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Overheard – Remote Access Trojan (RAT) http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-remote-access-trojan-rat/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-remote-access-trojan-rat/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:49:25 +0000 Margaret Rouse http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/?p=2868 “In an even more sophisticated ploy, the Trojan altered the victim’s online banking page to change the amount of the transfer to a smaller number. In one transaction, the cybercriminals stole more than $8,000, but to the victim, it appeared like a $53 transaction.”

Angela Moscaritolo, URLZone touted as most sophisticated banking Trojan yet

Today’s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is RAT.  It’s a type of malware horse.

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