Punters looking for a big win on Saturday's Grand National may
find themselves under attack from hackers looking to cash in on
online betting.
Webroot's Threat Research team has reported an increase in the
number of keyloggers being rapidly updated by the malware authors
who created them.
Nick Banks, managing director EMEA of Webroot's Consumer
Business Unit, said, "Since January 2008, 44% of the keyloggers
identified by our automated threat research method have been
updated, while 28% of new keyloggers identified so far this year
have already been updated.
"Hackers churn out updates or new variants to get past detection
at the desktop, so that they can continue to harvest personal
information unchallenged."
Online betting is expected to boom with many bookmakers offering
new customers free bets worth between £10 and £100 if they bet
online.
Webroot has developed a
free computer scan tool to check for spyware, viruses and other
threatening forms of malware.