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Last modified: Thursday, May 17, 2007

A term loosely used to describe the growing trend of malicious software (malware) that has been designed to scan a computer system or entire network for information related to financial transactions. Information gleaned by the financial is then transmitted back to a third-party controlling the malicious program.

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