Linux operating system was once known to be the most secure OS in the world, but things have changed since security researchers have found malware like Mirai and Bashlite infecting Linux-devices turning them into DDoS botnets. Now, another malware has been discovered targeting Linux. Dubbed Linux.Proxy.10 by researchers at Dr. Web; the malware has been developed […]
Downloading an application means that you are allowing the software open access to your mobile phone and all the data that is stored on it. Many a time, these applications are used for spying purposes by an individual or state-sponsored group of hackers. The criticism received by ZTE and Huawei for collecting and sending data to China shows how these […]
New Android play Store Malware called HummingBad Download several million times by unsuspecting users and possible to gain all root access of the infected Android phone. Check Point researchers have found a new variant of the HummingBad malware hidden in more than 20 apps on Google Play. Earlier 2016, Check Point on customer’s devices was […]
CheckPoint security firm has detected a presence of the notorious HummingWhale malware in 20 Android apps, which are quite commonly used by Android users since these have been downloaded millions of times (approx. 2 to 12 million). According to the analysis of CheckPoint, back in 2016, there was a version of HummingWhale malware called HummingBad that […]
The dreaded Shamoon malware is back to haunt Saudi Arabia; therefore, the government has wasted no time in issuing a warning alert to a number of organizations. This time Shamoon’s new variant Shamoon 2 has been identified to be circulating and affecting Saudi organizations, according to CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity technology company. Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike VP, […]
Antivirus firm Dr. Web spotted a new Android malware dubbed BankBot that is based on a source code that was leaked on an underground forum. Bad news for Android users, researchers from the Russian antivirus maker Dr. Web have reported that the source code for another Android banking malware has been leaked on an underground hacking […]
Every other horrific information for Android customers — supply code for another Android banking malware has been leaked online thru an underground hacking discussion board. This newly located banking Trojan is designed to steal cash from bank money owed of Android gadgets’ proprietors by means of gaining administrator privileges on their smartphones. Seemingly, it will […]
Carbanak – one of the maximum a hit cyber criminal gangs ever that’s acknowledged for the theft of 1 billion dollars from over 100 banks throughout 30 countries lower back in 2015 – is returned with a BANG! The Carbanak cyber gang has been observed abusing diverse Google services to problem command and manage (C&C) […]
IT security researchers have discovered a new malicious code which affects Mac and Linux systems. It has been dubbed by Apple Inc., as Fruitfly while Malwarebytes named it as Quimitchin, a name inspired by Aztec spies. This newly identified malware spy on biomedical research centers. It is being speculated that the malicious code has remained […]
Security researcher MalwareHunterTeam discovered today a new malware family that can infect computers and allow crooks to take control of these PCs using commands sent via an IRC channel. Named GhostAdmin, this threat is part of the “botnet malware” category. According to current information, the malware is already distributed and deployed in live attacks, being […]
Rather than using macros, this malware uses Visual Basic Script to avoid detection. Cybercriminals are targeting a US major financial services provider with malicious emails containing the tools required to install information collecting keylogging software onto the infected systems. Keylogging enables hackers to see everything that’s typed using the keyboard of an infected machine, something […]
FireEye have recognized another variation of the Ploutus ATM malware, utilized for as far back as couple of years to make ATMs retch out money on charge. Ploutus enabled criminals to empty ATMs using either an external keyboard attached to the machine or via SMS message, a technique that had never been seen before. There […]
You are in this video is a new malware scam which tricks users into infecting their devices allowing hackers to steal their credentials and much more. Until now you must have heard about so many scams involving Facebook Messenger that whenever you see a suspicious chat message sent from other friends on your Facebook profile, […]
Pernicious spam (malspam) utilizing Microsoft office records with Hancitor-based Visual Basic (VB) macros to send Pony and Vawtrak. Regardless it happens,And A report Said this one from 2016-12-19, where Hancitor/Pony/Vawtrakmalspamwas disguised as a LogMeIn account notification ,And apparently, there’s been a recent lull in Hancitor/Pony/Vawtrakmalspam Once Vawtrak infects a PC, it is capable of logging […]
Researchers claim that the malware is currently priced at $4,000 and comes with ‘bot killer’ features. Security researchers have uncovered a new malware strain, dubbed Nuke, put up for sale on the dark web by an alleged Russian cybercriminal going by the pseudonym Gosya. Researchers noted that the malware comes with several features, including “bot […]
Short Bytes: The security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have detected two versions of a malware similar to Shamoon which attacked 35,000 Saudi Aramco machines in 2011. The latest version, known as Second Shamoon 2, was spotted in November 2016. It is known to cause cyber espionage and damage virtual machines working on the target […]
Recent variants of the “Merry Christmas” ransomware, also known as Merry X-Mas, are also dropping the DiamondFox malware on infected computers, which is used by the ransomware’s operators to collect data from infected hosts, such as passwords, sensitive files, and others. Multiple security researchers detected the Merry Christmas ransomware in the first week of the […]
ClearSky Security discovered a new campaign conducted by the Iranian OilRig APT leveraging digitally signed malware and fake University of Oxford domains. The OilRig hacker group is an Iran-linked APT that has been around since at least 2015. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have been monitoring the group for some time and have reported attacks launched against government agencies, financial institutions and technology companies in Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Kuwait and Qatar, the United States, […]
Super Mario Run is anticipated to dispatch in the Google Play Store in the coming weeks, after beforehand going live on iOS on December 15, and cybercriminals are attempting to profit by the energy produced by Nintendo’s new title utilizing another influx of malware. introducing a honest to goodness amusement, the supposed Super Mario Run […]
My friends at CyberBlog decided to analyze the GM Bot Android Malware as exercise aiming to receive feedback sand suggestions from the security community. The sample explored is confirmed as a variant of the GM Bot Android malware – who’s source was released publicly in early 2016. The code appears to have been forked by a second […]
A new form of malware is targeting Macs and launching denial-of-service attacks on users by creating multiple email drafts that crash the computer. The method is simple but devious. According to security company Malwarebytes, which analyzed the malware with the help of researcher @TheWack0lian, it exploits vulnerabilities in the Safari browser and Mail app. Once […]