German Android users bombarded with banking malware masquerading as legitimate apps
Fortinet researcher Kai Lu warns of a fake email app that is capable of stealing login credentials from 15 different mobile banking apps for German banks. “Once this …
Malware masquerading as an image spreads via Facebook
Malware spreading via Facebook has become a rare occurrence, but it does still occasionally crop up. The latest instance has been noticed by malware researcher Bart Blaze, and …
Ransomware success creates apathy towards traditional antivirus software
In the last 12 months, 48 percent of organizations across the globe have fallen victim to a ransomware campaign, with 80 percent indicating that they’ve suffered from three or …
Encryption ransomware hits record levels
The amount of phishing emails containing a form of ransomware grew to 97.25 percent during the third quarter of 2016 up from 92 percent in Q1. PhishMe’s Q3 2016 Malware Review …
Ransoc browser locker/ransomware blackmails victims
An unusual combination of browser locker and ransomware, dubbed Ransoc by researchers, is targeting users who visit adult sites. Ransoc targets victims’ reputation The …
While consumers remain complacent, hackers refine their skills
A new Norton Cyber Security Insights Report found that consumers who were victims of cybercrime within the past year often continued their unsafe behavior. For example, while …
Dangerous Android threat points to Italian spyware maker
A piece of Android spyware recently analyzed by researchers with the RedNaga Security team seemed to be yet another Hacking Team spying tool but, according to more recent …
Traveling on business? Beware of targeted spying on mobile
Corporate spying is a real threat in the world of cyber war. Employees traveling on behalf of their company could create opportunities for sophisticated adversaries to take …
Malicious spam volume hits two year high
According to the Kaspersky Lab Spam and Phishing in Q3 report, the company’s products blocked 73,066,751 attempts to attack users with malicious attachments. This is the …
Telecrypt ransomware uses Telegram for command and control
Telecrypt, a newly spotted piece of crypto ransomware that uses Telegram’s communication protocol to deliver the decryption key to the crooks, is targeting Russian-speaking …
TrickBot banking Trojan is the next big threat
After months of testing, a new banking Trojan called TrickBot is being aggressively slung at owners of personal and business bank accounts in UK and Australia. …
Bug in Chrome for mobile exploited for drive-by Android malware downloads
Users of the mobile version of Google Chrome should be extra careful when faced with unsolicited offers to install a popular app, Kaspersky Lab researchers warn. Cyber crooks …