Exploding bank code

Security firm Trend Micro has released a report on the security situation in the third quarter of 2013, notably the explosion of malicious code related to online banking.

According to Trend Micro on November 25, the bank is one of the most strongly affected by Trojans and malware. Experts say that malware related to online banking is growing rapidly not only in Europe and America but also across the globe.

It is estimated that by the end of the third quarter of 2013, the amount of malicious code related to online banking has exceeded 200,000 - this is the highest infection rate since 2002.

The report also pointed out that hackers are expanding to fake Apple's website, which leads users to make online transactions to steal personal information. It is estimated that security experts have discovered 4,100 fake Apple websites.

Trend Micro also announced the creator of a malicious exploit for BlackHole Exploit Kit under the name Paunch . BlackHole Exploit Kit is a toolkit that uses Java vulnerabilities to attack computers.

However, Paunch is not the only hacker exploiting the Java vulnerability . Previously, the Neutrino Exploit Kit toolkit also used this method. One reason Java has a flaw is that Oracle developer has stopped supporting Java 6, so it is easy to be attacked by hackers.