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A sophisticated cybercrime group that has maintained an especially devious Trojan horse for nearly three years has stolen login credentials of close to 300,000 online bank accounts and almost as many credit cards during that time , according to reports released today by RSA FraudAction Research Lab . The spyware is called Sinowal Trojan, also known as Torpig and Mebroot . RSA reports that their findings are based on data collected on this Trojan over the course of almost three years—including information regarding its design and its infrastructure. Findings indicate that this may be one of the most pervasive and advanced pieces of crimeware ever created by fraudsters, say RSA experts. Sinowal infects victims' computers without leaving any trace The details of about 500,000 online bank accounts and credit and debit cards have been stolen by a virus described as "one of the most advanced pieces of crimeware ever created" . The Sinowal trojan h...