Short Bytes: Check Point has released the list of the most dangerous malware that are most prevalent in the world. This list was topped by Conficker, a worm that spreads from system to system and downloads malware. For the first time, ransomware found a place in the top 3. In the mobile arena, for the sixth consecutive month, HummingBad remained […]
Some 3.2 million debit cards issued by India’s biggest banks may be exposed to a malware-induced security breakdown, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Oct. 20. Most of these cards belong to State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, Yes Bank and ICICI Bank. Recently various State Bank of India’s debit card holders got surprised […]
Mirai Malware Causing Havoc Among IoT Devices Manufacturers and Security Experts after its source was published online. Since the developer of Mirai malware published its source code online, the Internet of Things (IoT) devices has become highly vulnerable to malware infections. In fact, research suggests that the number of Mirai infected IoT devices have increased […]
“Side channel” in Haswell CPUs lets researchers bypass protection known as ASLR. Researchers have devised a technique that bypasses a key security protection built into just about every operating system. If left unfixed, this could make malware attacks much more potent. ASLR, short for “address space layout randomization,” is a defense against a class of widely […]
Biggest credit card replacement in India’s history. The State Bank of India (SBI) said today it decided to block over 600,000 debit cards after rumors of a malware infection on the ATM network of a fellow Indian bank. According to SBI, all blocked debit cards had been used at non-SBI ATMs suspected to be infected […]
Malware hides credit card data inside image files. Hackers are collecting payment card data from Magento stores, hiding the stolen data inside JPG images, which they’re downloading from infected stores without raising any suspicions. During the past year, attackers have shifted their gaze towards online e-commerce platforms, where they found a fertile ground for collecting […]
Who needs complicated malware when you have dynamite.Criminals like to use explosives to break into ATMs, rather than deploy malware, a recent European ATM Security Team (EAST) report has shown. The agency says that criminal groups have used explosives to break into ATMs in 492 different incidents in the first half of 2016, up from […]
Your Selfie can Land You In Great Trouble — Researchers Discover New Malware that Asks for User’s Selfie to Carry Out Identity Theft. Researchers at McAfee Labs’ Mobile Research department have discovered a very powerful Android trojan that exploits the selfie mania that has taken the world by storm. Taking advantage of the victim’s innocence and using advanced security […]
Sierra Wireless confirms that devices it manufactures were infected by Mirai. This week, the US government-backed ICS-CERT warned that the troubling new generation of computer attacks is powered by malware that can infect cellular modems used to connect automotive and industrial equipment to the Internet. An advisory published Wednesday listed five industrial control devices manufactured by […]
Be careful when you download WinRar or TrueCrypt installer – Researchers have found several websites distributing malware infected files for both installers. A recent report by Kaspersky Lab stated that a new malware known as StrongPity has been found in installers for WinRar and TrueCrypt that execute itself once the user installs it on their computer. […]
Eko Malware Threatening Facebook Users in France but it’s about time it starts targeting users worldwide — If you receive a message from your friend with a suspicious link DON’T click on it. This Eko malware somehow lands onto the private conversations of Facebook users that they have started using Facebook Messenger and appears to be […]
Magecart targets Magento, OpenCart and the Powerfront CMS. Over 100 online stores have been compromised with a new type of web malware called Magecart that secretly logs data entered on checkout pages and sends it to the attacker’s server. First signs of this malware appeared in March 2016, but activity started to pick up in […]
If you are a Mac user you need to be extra careful – Other than covering your webcam there is a tool that can protect your privacy when you are online on Skype or other video messaging platforms. An ex-NSA hacker and currently research department head at Synack, Patrick Wardle, has been trying to find […]
London Police have continued to bag and tag criminals who installed malware in ATMs across the city, with the extradition of a Romanian man to the UK last week. Emanual Leahu was charged with conspiracy to defraud as part of a gang that stole some £1.5 million from ATMs across London in 2014. Gang members […]
The author of the FastPoS PoS malware issued an update that profoundly changes its behavior, preferring a quick exfiltration activity even if is noisier. Christmas is approaching, and the experts are already at work, including the authors of PoS malware that at that time maximize their profits. The criminal group behind the FastPoS PoS malware have updated […]
Many Spotify users are complaining that its freemium service is infecting their browsers with malware. Last year, the music and video streaming giant Spotify was in the bad news when Russian hackers were suspected to have hacked some of its users’ accounts or when the company’s CEO Daniel Ek apologized for collecting private data of its users. But now, […]
WeLiveSecurity author and ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko will be answering questions about Android malware on Reddits‘ popular Subreddit r/IamA.
Short Bytes: Security researcher MalwareTech has created a live map that shows the attacks of Mirai botnet all around the world. Mirai botnet is responsible for one of the most powerful DDoS attacks ever seen in recent times. In a blog post, the researcher also stresses the need to replace default passwords of IoT devices […]
Steam users are again under the radar of cyber criminals — This time, hacked steam accounts have been found distributing Remote Access Trojan (RAT). Previously we informed our readers about the hacking of Steam accounts. Now a Reddit user is claiming that some of these hacked accounts are distributing malware. The user on Reddit who […]
Now attacks are now through Internet images using Stegosploit tool which allows hackers to bind malware in an image. Security Researcher Saumil Shah has developed a Stegosploit tool where hackers can hide executable JavaScript code within an image to trigger a drive by download. Internet is becoming a major source of media and eventually becoming as a […]
Android malware seems to be spreading at a dizzying pace. In the second half of 2012 alone, Bitdefender found that Android malware spiked 292% from the first half of the year. This could pose a threat to millions of smartphone users worldwide. Android malware is becoming harder to detect for the average smartphone user who […]