Banks heavily affected by cyber attacks (Kaspersky)

Banks victims of cyber attacks. The phenomenon is not new. But according to a , the Kaspersky Lab group, nearly a hundred institutions have been targeted by cyber attacks in recent months. And the damage is estimated at more than $ 1 billion.

The company specializes in computer security says working with Europol and Interpol. The investigation would have begun in 2013.

According to Kaspersky, hackers use a program called . The idea is to trap the bank employees and not necessarily the customers. To do this, the criminals exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems.

The issue of cyber crime seems to worry more and more companies and states. There are a few days, US President Barack Obama attended a . He called for better cooperation between companies and federal agencies to deal with cyber threats.

Companies specializing in computer security are reminiscent any internet user is safe from malicious attacks.