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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 […]
Trojan targets desktops, not servers or IoT devices. Malware authors are taking aim at Linux computers, more precisely desktops and not servers, with a new trojan named FakeFile, currently distributed in live attacks. Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web discovered this new trojan in October. The company’s malware analysts say the trojan is spread in the form of […]
The click me game malware is developed by Iranian hacker as its readme file is written in Persian. Karsten Hahn, a malware analyst at GData, has identified new ransomware that is currently in its developmental phase. According to Hahn’s analysis, the ransomware pretends to be a Click Me Game while its objective is the same, […]
Yesterday, GData malware analyst Karsten Hahn discovered an in-development ransomware disguised as a click me game. When executed the ransomware will launch a screen that contains a Click Me button that a user chases around the screen with their mouse cursor while trying to click on it. In the background, though, the ransomware will be silently encrypting the […]
“Common sense” is an oft-prescribed remedy for email-based malware threats: Don’t click on unknown links, don’t enable macros in documents from unknown senders, don’t even read emails from unknown senders. Threat actors, though, are testing the allgemeinbildung of German-speakers with personalized lures and social engineering to deliver ransomware and banking Trojans even in regions that […]
“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 […]
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 […]
NRSC hack – A platform used by the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the donations was hacked and donors’ financial data have been exposed. Other rumors around the Presidential Election, once again, it’s a hacking story in the headlines, the NRSC hack. Donations sent to the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) between March 16 and October 5, 2016 on […]
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 […]
Forget ATM malware, criminals are using explosive to crack ATM machines and steal thousands of Euros in Europian countries. It is definitely startling to know that crooks have become so desperate that they have returned to old-school tactics for raking in large sums of money. Reportedly, around 492 ATMs all across Europe have been attacked […]
Android Smartphones from Foxconn Manufacturer Plagued with Dangerous Security Flaw known as Pork Explosion. Android operating system has become quite vulnerable to hacking issues and Google has continuously been trying to fix the security flaws and make the system reliable enough for users around the world. However, despite all these efforts to patch up the […]
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 […]
In the first half of 2016 we noticed that Android banking Trojans had started to improve their phishing overlays on legitimate financial apps to ask for more information. Victims were requested to provide “Mother’s Maiden Name,” “Father’s Middle Name,” “Maternal Grandmothers Name,” or a “Memorable Word.” Attackers used that data to respond to security questions and obtain […]
New Ransomware CryPy Can Encrypt Each File Individually with a Special Key — The C&C of this ransomware is hosted on a hacked Israeli server. Isn’t this surprising that there is a new strain of ransomware that uses a different key whenever it encrypts a file? This ransomware has been written in Python and needless to […]
Researchers for the new ‘Hacker’s Playbook’ analyzed 4 million breach methods from an attacker’s point of view to gauge the real risks today to enterprises. No organization is immune to the risk of a data breach. Security leaders who want to assume the strongest protection must analyze their security posture from a hacker’s point of […]
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. […]
You may know Cerberus often called the “hound of Hades”, a monstrous multi-headed dog but in this case, Cerber is one nasty ransomware locking files and making it hard for victims to recover their data. [squaread][/squaread] Lately, we have been hearing a lot and quite often about the Cerber ransomware, which so far has proven […]
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 […]
A new app aims to prevent malware from recording video calls. In recent years we’ve seen malware that targets webcams and microphones in an effort to secretly record what a person says and does. Even the NSA has developed code that remotely switches on a person’s webcam. But things are different when it comes to Mac […]