Security News > 2022 > October > Banks face their 'darkest hour' as malware steps up, maker of antivirus says

Crimeware targeting banks and other financial-services organizations today features sophisticated capabilities and evasion tools, according to Kaspersky's lead security researcher Sergey Lozhkin.

"The darkest hour is now for the financial industry, especially for big and medium-sized corporations," Lozhkin said, during a panel discussion on threats to financial services organizations.

"So basically, if a bad guy gets access to a network or a computer, he can install this tool, and it will be fully undetected, fully persistent, on the UEFI level," Lozhkin said.

"Modern crimeware is really sophisticated, and the guys coding these tools are really, really smart," Lozhkin said.

"I've seen a huge increase in the last year using legal tools to attack financial institutions," Lozhkin said.

"The darkest hour is just before the dawn. There is a light. There is always a light," Lozhkin said.

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