A report by McAfee Labs said that the malware has shown new tactics in the past 12 months and claimed this trend is likely to continue in the coming year, which could create challenges for those in IT security consultant jobs.
'New techniques include a trojan's ability to silently interrupt a legitimate transaction to make an unauthorised withdrawal and simultaneously check the user's transaction limits to stay below them and avoid alerting the bank,' the group explained.
The organisation also suggested that email attachments containing trojans - a common method of spreading the malware - will be used on an even greater scale in 2010 and increasingly be targeted at businesses.
Furthermore, the report predicted that international law enforcement agencies will have growing success in their fight against cybercrime.
Amanda Grady, principal analyst in the anti-spam division of Symantec, recently warned that hackers are using social-networking platforms to spread e-threats.
The organisation also suggested that email attachments containing trojans - a common method of spreading the malware - will be used on an even greater scale in 2010 and increasingly be targeted at businesses.
Furthermore, the report predicted that international law enforcement agencies will have growing success in their fight against cybercrime.
Amanda Grady, principal analyst in the anti-spam division of Symantec, recently warned that hackers are using social-networking platforms to spread e-threats.
