India ranks third among countries with high number of financial Trojan infections, where cybercriminals defraud customers of online banking services, security solutions firm Symantec announced on 29th March 2016.
•    India has moved up from 5th position in 2014 to rank 3 in 2015, although global detections have dropped, Symantec said in a report.
•    The report said India has consistently moved up the rankings for countries with the most number of financial Trojan infections over the last three years.
•    Using financial Trojans to defraud customers of online banking services is still a popular method among cybercriminals looking to make a profit, it added.
•    The total number of financial Trojan detections continued to decrease in 2015, with a 73 per cent drop compared to the previous year, Symantec added.
•    Globally, the financial sector was the highest targeted sector in January with 40.2 per cent of all spear-phishing attacks, it added.
•    Users should monitor bank statements regularly for suspicious activity and notify financial institution of any strange behaviour while using their service.