. >>> you won't want to count on windows eight to protect you from malware.hat's the news from mcafee. windows eight has better security than windows seven but its analysts more targeted malware will be available for eight than when the earlier version was released. >>> there are ranks of fins but they prayers are heartfelt. two weeks after the shooting in newton connecticut people gathered today for a vigil in the snow. >> we're a smaller crowd, but it's always important. it's not only important for the community, it's also important for the clergy to, pray and be together and keep ourselves strong. >> about 50 people met on a snow covered soccer field for an interfaith vigil. jews, muslims, buddhists and christians prayed side by side in the freezing cold. they came to remember the 20 children and six teachers who lost their lives two weeks ago today. one minister said their lives will never be the same. >> that can be received as bad news, and we can cycle it into dispair or we can say our lives will never be the same and we decide how we move forward. >>

this malware lying dormant in the u.s. go active spring 2013 and targeted some of the biggest names out there. jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, capital one. also some of your investment accounts. fidelity, e-trade, charles schwab, paypal. this is something that the cyber security industry is watching. they have been monitoring these hacker web chat rooms in russia and at first they thought it was maybe some kind of a -- i don't know, they thought that it was fake and then started to looking into where whether we have this stuff on our systems. >> what are they saying, to make us feel safe? >> well, the government says -- there's no comment from the government. the department of homeland security is not saying anything. one bank says they take their security seriously. other banks haven't returned our phone calls. usually they don't advertise much about what they're doing or thinking about these malware things. they don't like to antagonize the hackers and they clearly are going to try to fix it. >> so what's the one thing we n

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they used malware that stole credit card numbers and bank details to one of the largest cyber crimes in history. they identified criminals, and employed tools to remove these threats. 11 million computers were affected leading to $850 million in losses. tepeople have been arrested. they are from the united states, britain, bosnia and macedonia and new zealand and peru. >>> meantime, the f.b.i. says the problem of human trafficking has become so serious the agency needs some help. karina rusk explains that help is coming from unexpected partnerships. >> they played tour guide to a contingent of f.b.i. a little from san francisco. it may seem unusual unless you know their mutual goal of fighting the problem of human trafficking. they call the crime modern day slavery. >> when we think about slavely and what that means, that people are exploited that people are bought, sold, no freedom or no rights. >> this congratulations made a pledge to, did this done degree gas station wants to shine a light on the problem. some advocates say as many as 27 million people worldwide are victims of hum

many of the security problems you face on your desktop or laptop are going mobile like ransome ware, malwareould take over your phone without you knowing them. >> hey i found this product i think you should send it to your mom. and mom didn't even know she sent the message. >> yeah yeah i'm very concerned. i don't want to receive messages from people i don't know. >> reporter: mcafee sees a decline of online hactivus anonymous being replaced by more committed groups. matt keller, ktvu news. >>> for the complete list of the 2013 threat predictions you can go to ktvu.com and click on web links. >>> amazon says it had a christmas to remember. officials for the online retailers says the company's holiday sales were the biggest ever. amazon said they had several record setting days including cyber monday when customers received 26-1/2 million products. instagram lost a quarter of their daily active losers. facebook fought san francisco's instagram last spring. but others say the drop may be due to the christmas holiday instead. app data reports skype, pandora or pinterest saw similar dips in user

they have detected hundreds of computers with sophisticated malware manufactured in russia. >> it willnd what it does it replicates or clones your pc on serve they are russia. once they clone your pc they try to log into the bank using those credentials. >> they say the plan likely involves target people of high net worth but all customers are advised to make sure their anti-virus software is working. >> here is jane king with this morning's business report. >> a source says bloomberg two dozen companies are bidding for all of abrupt hostess brand. it may bad news for jealous spouses, judiciary committee that would make it a crime for companies to make stalking apps by locations of cellphone. if you are looking for a jobs, online ads recruiters rely on social websites to find better offers. >> are you feeling generous this holiday season? answer is more likely to be yes if you are guy. a new survey 31% of women plan to spend less on holiday gifts. only 19% of men felt that way. i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> and royal news, the queen and duke were given a special

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many of the security problems you face on your desktop or laptop are going mobile like ransome ware, malwarethat could take over your phone without you knowing them. >> hey i found this product i think you should send it to your mom. and mom didn't even know she sent the message. >> yeah yeah i'm very concerned. i don't want to receive messages from people i don't know. >> reporter: mcafee sees a decline of online hactivus anonymous being replaced by more committed groups. matt keller, ktvu news. >>> for the complete list of the 2013 threat predictions you can go to ktvu.com and click on web links. >>> amazon says it had a christmas to remember. officials for the online retailers says the company's holiday sales were the biggest ever. amazon said they had several record setting days including cyber monday when customers received 26-1/2 million products. instagram lost a quarter of their daily active losers. facebook fought san francisco's instagram last spring. but others say the drop may be due to the christmas holiday instead. app data reports skype, pandora or pinterest saw similar dips i

says in his view there is no difference, then we get to the further question, putting a piece of malware in somebody else's computers the use of force. it is an unfriendly act but not necessarily use of force but subject -- >> this is what you referred to. >> brought back on the table. [talking over each other] >> it is wrong to think about this from a legal point of view. i think of it from a work point of view. we have a situation where potentially there's an enormous did vantage to striking first in a cyberwar. first, you take out the other guy's power and internet service and a bunch of other things which makes it hard to launch a counter-attack. it has attractions plus you will have so many people who are sophisticated about computer tax and computer functioning and some of them might be trying to get the power back on in the white house end i am guessing the white house would think that was more high priority than watching a particular attack. for all those reasons, we have to worry that there's an instability in cyberwar because of first strike advantage and one way to respond to

they plan to use malware dying dormant in the u.s. financial system.ks at risk. citibank, wachovia, wells fargo, also e-trade and paypal also targeted. it could happen as early as the spring. no response from the banks we've contacted or the government, which monitors cyber warfare, cyber crime. >> so we have till spring to work it out? >> well, the fdic ensures your deposits up to $250,000. >>> republicans in the house have been warned santa claus might find them at the capitol for christmas if they can't get a deal on the fiscal cliff done before then. >> with coal. >> with coal all around, because they can't get a deal done on the fiscal cliff. we want to talk to congressman james langford, a republican from the state of oklahoma. nice to have you with us, sir. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> you have in all seriousness been warned not to make plans for christmas. what do you think is the likelihood in fact that a deal would be done before christmas, number one? and what exactly are they telling you to do or not do? >> at this point we've

you get an e-mail with an attachment, click on the attachment, and the malware affects your computerte. then the computer is controlled by servers operated by the hackers. when a user connects to his or her bank, the hackers can monitor the account, including the password. then they access the money and transfer it out, but if you get targeted, are you on the hook for the money stolen? doug johnson of the american banker's association says, if you monitor your account, keep in close touch with your bank. >> because you've alerted the bank that, as we suggested, that the transaction was unauthorized. essentially, the bank will reimburse you after they've investigated and confirmed that. >> for some, it may be too late. the attacks have already started on u.s. targets, calhoun says. have actually been going on sporadically for about four years, but he says about $5 million have already been stolen from some victims. but the major attack originating in eastern europe is expected next spring. >> and the cybersecurity firm won't name the banks, but you know the banks. >> we called all the

in cyberspace, we need an understanding of the kinds of attacks that are out there and the malware outhere in the toll free have to be on the lookout for. -- and the tools we have to be on the look out for. the worst thing is to let the adversary pick the targets off one-of-a-kind with each target unaware of what happened. the ability to share information, bringing to bear our intelligence community, what we see from a technical standpoint in the government. with the private sector experiences daily. that is pivotal in reducing the risk of successful attacks. we can make sure that these attack is identified and give warning across a series of domains the less effective that attack will be the second time. we will be reducing the risk. how do we promote better cybersecurity and cyber hygiene? when we recognize -- government can be helpful. allow people to understand a way in which they can improve their security without being heavy handed, which does not work in an environment where the tools and responses are changing so rapidly that no for a good story structure can keep up if you try