Multi-platform Java RAT targeting government agencies
A new spear-phishing campaign targeting government agencies mostly in the US, Canada, Australia, a few European countries and the Russian Federation has been spotted by …
“Pinterest Tool” scam aimed at stealing login credentials
Last week we warned about fake “Password changed” emails targeting users of the popular photo-sharing website, but there has been a general uptick in …
Trojanized Android app collects info, comments on NSA surveillance
An unusual Android Trojan has been recently unearthed by McAfee’s researchers, embedded in a pirated version of a legitimate music app. The app in question is Jay Z …
Fake Pinterest “Password changed” email leads to malware
Pinterest users beware: an email purportedly coming from the popular pinboard-style photo-sharing website and notifying you of a successful password reset is fake: If you …
Android bug allows app code change without breaking signatures
Researchers from Bluebox Security have discovered a critical Android flaw that allows attackers to modify the code of any app without breaking its cryptographic signature, and …
Aggressive Android adware masquerading as Wi-Fi password cracking app
Statistics say that Android malware and aggressive adware is on the rise, so the fact that researchers occasionally find some of it on legitimate online app markets should not …
Darkleech Apache module injection campaign delivers malware
One of the most successful malware infection campaigns ever is still going strong, and researchers have not come closer to discovering how the attackers are compromising web …
System Doctor 2014: A fake AV for the upcoming year
In an effort to keep one step ahead of security solutions and attentive users, peddlers of fake AV solutions often change the name of the malware they are trying to sell. …
Cyber espionage moves out of the shadows
During the first half of 2013, AppRiver screened more than 15 billion messages, nearly 13 billion of which were spam and another 171 million that carried viruses. Once again, …
Litecoin-stealing Trojan found
Bitcoin is the most popular, but not the only crypto currency out there. As interest in and use of other ones rises, malware that tries to steal particular types of currencies …
Android hack tool harvests info from PCs
Stealing information is a piece of cake if you can manage to get malware on the target’s Windows computer, but did you know that it can also be as easy as connecting …
Symbiotic relationship ensures malware persistence
If your antivirus solution detects the Vobfus worm and downloader on your computer, chances are good that the machine also houses the Beebone downloader, Microsoft researcher …