Net crooks find new way to steal bank details

HACKERS have found a new method of stealing bank details from home computers.

Net crooks find new way to steal bank details

A virus uncovered last week was hidden inside so-called “pop-up” adverts that appear on screen without warning, experts said.

Clicking on the “close” button to get rid of the advert triggered the virus to attempt to secretly install itself on the computer.

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