Pre-loaded malware on new Android phones is on the rise
The danger of having your Android handset come preloaded with malware is rising, especially if you live in Asia and Africa and are on the market for a cheap, low-level phone. …
New LusyPOS malware is a cross between Dexter and Chewbacca
A new piece of Point-of-Sale RAM scraping malware has been submitted to VirusTotal and analyzed by researchers, who found that it’s a cross between two older and …
FBI issues warning on destructive malware
Last week’s breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment networks and the disabling of employees’ computers has likely been the incident that spurred the FBI to release a …
Tens of thousands web servers backdoored via pirated CMS themes and plug-ins
Over 23,000 websites set up with the help of Joomla, WordPress and Drupal content management systems have been compromised and used for illegal search engine optimization by …
Regin spy malware was used in Belgacom, EU government hacks
Which nation state is behind the sophisticated Regin espionage malware? According to The Intercept, it’s likely wielded by the UK spy agency GCHQ and/or the US NSA. The …
Regin backdoor: Sophisticated, stealthy, state-sponsored?
Symantec researchers are warning about a new, complex cyber espionage tool that has been around for years and that has likely been created and is wielded by a nation state. …
Detekt government surveillance spyware on your computer
Amnesty International, Digitale Gesellschaft, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Privacy International have partnered to create and release a free and open source tool for …
New Citadel variant is after your master password
A good indication that the use of password managers has become a thing is the fact that cyber crooks are now trying to slurp up users’ master password for a number of …
Sophisticated Android-based botnet a danger to enterprise networks
A new, more sophisticated and more stealthy version of the NotCompatible Android Trojan continues to strengthen one of the most long-lived and advanced mobile botnets ever to …
Malware Domain Generating Algorithms are becoming more sophisticated
Malware cut off from its C&C servers is effectively useless to its masters, so they are continually trying to find new ways of maintaining that connection at all times. …
Trojanized Android firmware found on inexpensive handhelds
It’s unfortunate, but true: we live in a world where even if we buy a brand new mobile phone, it’s no guarantee that it’s malware-free. Researchers from …
Suspected WireLurker creators and distributors arrested in China
Three individuals been arrested by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau in connection to the WireLurker OS X and iOS malware being served to users of Maiyadi, a …