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PINs compromised by malware

A new malware attack which is being used to target cash machine users is compromising the security of PINs, it has been claimed.

New Scientist reports that the new malware script is doing the rounds in Russia and the Ukraine and records card transactions at the infected machines.

The news provider claims that the malicious code sits idle in ATM machines and is extremely difficult to detect with anti-virus software.

It has the ability to read people's PIN, as well as their three-digit identification number.

While the malicious software has only been found in Russian and Ukranian cash machines to date, experts fear the malware could spread.

In the past week, several new variants of malware that are used to infect Mac computers have been detected.

One of these, the Tored-Farm virus, is being used to create a botnet, which is used to breach people's internet security and steal their personal details.

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