Obad Android Trojan distributed via mobile botnets
When first unearthed three months ago, the Obad Android Trojan has fascinated researchers with its sophistication. Difficult to analyze, using a bug in the Android OS to …
Sykipot-wielding attackers now targeting US civil aviation firms
The Sykipot backdoor Trojan is not a new threat. First detected over six years ago, its existence and use has been tied almost exclusively with the cyber espionage activities …
New advanced banking Trojan in the wild
ESET malware researchers have uncovered a new and effective banking Trojan which targets online banking users in Europe and Asia. Using very credible-looking spreading …
Fake Facebook “Pages you might like” emails deliver malware
Fake Facebook emails urging users to review some Pages they might like are hitting inboxes around the world, warns ThreatTrack. Sporting “Hi [name], here are some Pages …
Hand of Thief Linux Trojan fails to work as promised
RSA researchers have recently spotted a banking Trojan targeting Linux systems being sold online by a cybercrime team based in Russia. Dubbed Hand of Thief by its creator(s), …
NetTraveler APT group is back, adds watering hole attacks to its arsenal
The “Red Star” APT group employing the NetTraveler malware family is still active, but has changed its modus operandi. Its targets remain the same: government …
Leaked FinFisher presentation details toolkit’s spying capabilities
F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen has shared several interesting slides from a presentation that displays the wide range of capabilities offered by the FinFisher commercial …
Five ways to get the most out of your sandbox
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the value of sandbox technology as part of a cybersecurity defense. While sandboxes are a valuable tool in the hands of a …
Banking Trojans dominate malware in e-mail traffic
The percentage of spam in email traffic in July was up only 0.1 percentage points and averaged at 71.2 per cent, according to Kaspersky Lab. Malicious attachments were found …
Got malware?
94.7 percent of Americans received at least one email containing a virus, spyware, or malware, according to Halon. About one in eleven (8.8%) opened the attachment and …
Kelihos botnet: What victims can expect
Kelihos is a botnet which utilizes P2P communication to maintain its CnC Network. With all of the attention around Kelihos, it should be no surprise that 30/45 AV vendors are …
G-20 themed emails deliver spying malware to EU, Canadian officials
The topic of the G-20 summit that is scheduled to be held in Russia next month is being misused by multiple cyber espionage groups some of which have been tracked to China, …