“Windows users are being warned about a virus that is ‘aggressively stealing’ credit card numbers and passwords,” BBC News reports. “The Korgo virus debuted on 22 May and since then has been steadily racking up victims.”
“Although the virus is not widespread, security firms are issuing warnings because it is proving so effective at stealing confidential data,” BBC News reports. “Those infected by Korgo are being urged to change passwords and credit cards if they have been used online recently… the Korgo worm spreads around the net by itself… ‘This is quite an effective one,’ said Mikael Albrecht, product manager at F-Secure. ‘There’s a real danger that your online banking ID would get into the wrong hands,’ he said.”
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