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The malware campaign was discovered by Dr. Web detailing how hackers have been using Bolik banking trojan against unsuspected users. If there’s one reason for the distrust that consumers had in online marketplaces in the old days, it was because of “getting not what you see.” Although Amazon has chimed in to fill in that […]
A new cybersecurity incident in the U.S. has been revealed. According to reports from information security services experts, the Genesee County administration in Michigan will have to spend about $1.8 million to correct a number of serious drawbacks in their IT infrastructure, caused by a ransomware attack in early 2019. Local authorities have just approved […]
The IT security researchers at ESET have discovered a nasty new malware that not only steals users’ private and financial data but also keeps an eye on their browsing activities including recording their screen whenever they watch pornographic videos. Dubbed Varenyky by researchers; the malware spreads itself through spam emails. Its prime target is Windows-based […]
Cameras you can find on street corners, offices, and public spaces can all be used by attackers in one way or another in order to steal sensitive information. Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev were able to create a method to use infrared (which can look like a blinking red light) from certain […]
Researchers discovered two new malicious hacking tools (BalkanRAT, BalkanDoor) from the ongoing campaign Balkans that act as a remote access trojan and backdoor. Malware authors developed these Tools with two different features. BalkanRAT, a remote access trojan that controls the compromised computer remotely via a graphical interface and the BalkanDoor performing the same operation using […]
ATMs remain one of the favorite targets of multiple malicious users; especially in places where large numbers of these machines are concentrated, ensure ethical hacking experts. This time, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused a man of Venezuelan origin for the hacking of several ATMs, resulting in large amounts of cash being extracted. […]
Hackers use backdoor and remote access trojan that let attackers gain complete remote control over the compromised computer. The campaign particularly targets the financial departments of the organization in the Balkans region. The campaign is financially motivated, it includes two tools dubbed BalkanDoor and BalkanRAT and distributed through tax themed malicious emails. Active for a […]
Extortion via the Internet has become a recurring problem for users with less knowledge or practices related to information security. In recent days, researchers at security firm ESET revealed the existence of Varenyky, a new malware that takes this practice to levels never seen before, as it has the ability to put millions of users […]
A recruiter from AT&T charged in a 14-count, U.S to have a paid insiders to planting malware on telecommunications giant AT&T Network for committing unauthorized access and computer networks to unlock cellphones. Muhammad Fahd, 34, was arrested in Hong Kong on Feb. 4, 2018, and extradited to the United States for the indictment that alleges […]
The Richmond Heights, Missouri City Council was the victim of a ransomware attack earlier last month. According to cybersecurity specialists, the police chief mentioned at a meeting that the infection started on one of the City Council’s computers, reaching the city’s servers. However, the website and the city’s email server continued to function normally. Mayor […]
Cyberattack incidents against local governments in the United States keep happening. Officials in LaPorte County, Indiana, have revealed that some of their systems suffered a ransomware attack that would initially have affected the county’s official website, in addition to some computer equipment and the government’s email server. According to system audit experts, two domain controller […]
Contrary to the stereotype, kids and teens aren’t the only fans of video games. It turns out that people never really outgrow the enthusiasm for this activity nowadays, with adults forming a large segment of gaming addicts. This major industry is becoming growingly inclusive over time, and it’s not mere speculation. According to the findings […]
A few days ago a cybersecurity incident that affected the systems of dozens of schools in the state of Louisiana, US was reported. Now, network security experts report that Imperial Health, a network of doctors providing health services to more than 100k people in this state, suffered a ransomware attack that compromised a percentage of […]
Ransomware attacks are one of the most common cyber threats nowadays and hackers are increasingly trying to update their attack methods to make the biggest revenues. Specialists in system audits have reported the emergence of a new variant of malware that seems to act like ransomware; however, instead of encrypting the victims’ files, attackers overwrite […]
There are times in order to somehow forecast the future of cybersecurity, data from the past is required. However, there is still a tendency for cybercriminals to actually innovate beyond expectations, given that they continue to play as the mice to the cybersecurity industry’s cats. As July opens the second half of 2019, let us […]
A new Windows malware in Play – SystemBC. While finding and removing malware on your computer system may indeed be a joyous moment, there’s a new malware out there that will give you a headache instead. To know why, a dive through is needed into SystemBC, a malware written in C++ that has been discovered […]
Security researchers uncovered a new attack targeting the financial institution such as banks in Kazakhstan, and the attack believed to be initiated by one of the Financially motivated cyber-crime gang “Cobalt”. Cobalt group actively targeting victims in various countries since at least 2016, they particularly focus on the bank’s network to compromise the internal components […]
A new malware dubbed SystemBC delivered by RIG and Fallout exploit kit, sets up a SOCKS5 proxy connection on victims machine to hide the Command and Control center traffic for popular banking malware such as Danabot. In recent years most of the banking trojans are served through exploit kit, among them, RIG and Fallout are […]
A new variant of malware called Amavaldo was recently detected, targeting bank users especially in Mexico and Brazil. A comprehensive analysis by ethical hacking experts from security firm ESET identified more than 10 new malware families, detecting attacks in other Latin American countries. According to specialists, these Trojans have fully identifiable features; for example, they […]
The new Android ransomware was initially being spread through Reddit and XDA-Developers’ forum. A new type of Android ransomware attack has been identified which has been targeting unsuspected users worldwide. This ransomware, known as Android/Filecoder.C, has been active since July 12th, 2019 and hides behind a game. According to researchers from ESET, the campaign began […]
Google has stepped up its measures to protect Android devices from malware-ridden apps with its in-built Play Protect malware scanner. However, it seems that Google’s malware scanner isn’t as effective as third-party antivirus apps. As concluded by a report by AV-Comparatives, an Austria-based independent organization that tests antivirus software, Google Play Protect performed the worst […]