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Spyware is making headlines once again, this time in connection with the attempted theft of more than $300 million dollars. That’s right. Two men were convicted in a British court of trying to steal more than £229 million (USD$323 million) from Sumitomo Mitsui bank. Most bank robbers use a mask or gun when they do their work, but for these gentlemen, their weapon of choice was spyware.

The court heard testimony about a complex plot hatched by “Lord” Hugh Rodley and Durrington businessman David Nash, to steal hundreds of millions of pounds from the Japan-based Sumitomo Mitsu bank in London. An unidentified insider provided the men with late-night access to the corporate offices of the bank.

While they were in the bank, the would-be thieves loaded spyware onto office computers. The spyware – actually a keylogger – captured user names, passwords and other vital information the thieves planned to use to order the transfer of funds in £12.5 million increments (USD$17.6 million) to other accounts around the world.

The spyware provided the thieves with access to accounts belonging to Toshiba, Nomura, and Sumitomo Chemical, some of Japan’s largest corporations. The money transfers were foiled only due to idiosyncrasies in the process of international money transfers. These “field logging errors” prevented the theft and eventually led back to the thieves themselves.

$300 Million Is A Lot To Lose

In this case, the thieves were caught and convicted, but the majority of spyware is never discovered … or at least not discovered in time to prevent serious damage from being done. How could spyware be loaded onto the bank’s computers and operate without detection? Simple. The bank didn’t have Spyware Doctor installed on its computer system.

Spyware Doctor is one of the world’s most trusted names in spyware detection and removal. Millions of users have downloaded Spyware Doctor and trust it to locate and disable spyware, and prevent new infections before they can do any damage.

Your personal computer isn’t likely to be the key to $300 million, but your money is yours, and it should stay that way. Spwyare Doctor protects your computer from even the nastiest spyware infections. It’s database is updated constantly, so you’re protected from even the latest spyware threats.

Spyware Doctor is the most popular, cost-effective spyware protection you can buy today. A single license of Spyware Doctor will protect up to three computers at once. If you want to protect your computer, choose the best! Choose Spyware Doctor!

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