Articles tagged with Malware

Kelihos Botnet Had Around 60K Bots When It Was Taken Down (Fourth Time's a Charm)

The Kelihos botnet is no more. Or at least that's what authorities hope happens, after attempting to bring it down three times in the past, but to no avail.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 12, 2017
- 01:26 PM
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WikiLeaks Reveals Grasshopper, CIA's Builder for Windows Malware

WikiLeaks dumped 27 documents today as part of the "Vault 7" series of leaked documents, which the organization claims to belong to the CIA.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 07, 2017
- 08:48 AM
- 0
Sathurbot Malware Spreads via Torrent Files, Attacks WordPress Sites

Security researchers from ESET have discovered a new malware called Sathurbot that relies on malicious torrent files to spread to new victims and carries out coordinated brute-force attacks on WordPress sites.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 07, 2017
- 05:27 AM
- 0
New Malware Intentionally Bricks IoT Devices

A new malware strain called BrickerBot is bricking Internet of Things (IoT) devices around the world by corrupting their storage capability and reconfiguring kernel parameters.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 06, 2017
- 12:55 PM
- 0
Self-Deleting Malware Makes ATMs Spit out Cash

Security researchers have uncovered one of the most sophisticated ATM heists to date, involving a group of cyber criminals specialized in hacking bank networks using fileless malware, and ATM malware that spits out cash and then self-deletes.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 04, 2017
- 09:10 AM
- 1
Skype Malvertising Campaign Pushes Fake Flash Player

It appears that for at least one day, Skype has served malicious ads, which in turn pushed a fake Flash Player update onto users. The malicious ads came to light after Reddit and Twitter users complained about Skype forcing a Flash Player update down their throat.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 31, 2017
- 07:25 AM
- 0
Flatbed Scanners Used as Relay Point for Controlling Malware in Air-Gapped Systems

Scientists from two Israeli universities have come up with a way to use flatbed scanners as relay points when sending commands to malware installed on an air-gapped computer. Further research also revealed the scanner could also be used to relay stolen data to a nearby attacker.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 30, 2017
- 05:25 PM
- 0
GitHub Users Targeted with Dimnie Trojan

Developers sharing code on GitHub are being targeted in a malicious email campaign that's infecting their computers with a modular trojan known as Dimnie.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 29, 2017
- 10:15 AM
- 0
Humbled Malware Author Leaks His Own Source Code to Regain Community's Trust

The author of the Nuclear Bot banking trojan has leaked the source code of his own malware in a desperate attempt to regain trust and credibility in underground cybercrime forums.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 28, 2017
- 07:45 PM
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The Next Big Thing for Android Malware Is "Plugin Frameworks"

Android malware is evolving, and a clear trend has become visible in the past six months, with several malware strains implementing their malicious behavior via plugin frameworks.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 22, 2017
- 06:45 PM
- 2
Most Industrial Control Systems Get Infected with Malware by Accident

The vast majority of malware incidents that take place at industrial facilities around the world are just accidental infections, albeit a very small number of targeted attacks have also been detected.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 22, 2017
- 12:01 PM
- 0
Chinese Crooks Use Fake Cellular Telephony Towers to Spread Android Malware

Malware authors in China are using fake base transceiver stations (BTSs), which is equipment usually installed on cellular telephone towers, to send spoofed SMS messages that contain links to Android malware.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 21, 2017
- 06:00 PM
- 0
Ask.com Toolbar Network Compromised Twice in Two Months

The Ask Partner Network (APN) was compromised for the second time in two months, as crooks found a way to deliver malware to computers running the Ask.com Toolbar.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 17, 2017
- 04:31 PM
- 5
North Americans Targeted by New MajikPOS Dual Threat Malware

A new POS (Point Of Sale) malware family is targeting payment systems in the US and Canada. Called MajikPOS, this new strain features a modular design and support for many features often found in RAT (Remote Access Trojans), allowing crooks to scout and select which systems they want to infect.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 16, 2017
- 09:20 AM
- 0
New Imeij IoT Malware Targets AVTech Equipment

A new malware strain named Imeij has been detected in the wild targeting equipment made by Taiwanese manufacturer AVTech. According to Trend Micro researchers, the malware is exploiting a security flaw which AVTech engineers failed to patch in October 2016.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 14, 2017
- 02:30 AM
- 0
Google Kicks Chamois Android Adware off the Play Store

Following an internal audit, Google engineers say they'd discovered a new massive ad-fraud botnet that was infecting users via Android apps hosted on the official Play Store.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 14, 2017
- 12:00 AM
- 0
13 Google Play Store Apps Caught Stealing Instagram Credentials

Instagram users are once again the targets of malicious Android apps hosted on the Play Store, apps which steal their credentials on false claims of boosting their account's follower numbers.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 13, 2017
- 10:23 AM
- 0
New macOS Proton RAT Available for Sale on Russian Hacking Forum

A new remote access tool (RAT) targeting macOS users is currently being advertised on Russian underground hacking forums, a custom website, and through YouTube videos, security researchers from Sixgill have discovered.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 13, 2017
- 06:40 AM
- 0
"Super Malware" Steals Encryption Keys from Intel SGX Enclaves

In a research paper published at the end of February, a team of five scientists from the Graz University of Technology has described a novel method of leaking data from SGX enclaves, a secure environment created by Intel CPUs for storing sensitive information for each process, such as encryption keys, passwords, and other.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 12, 2017
- 03:00 AM
- 0
Android Adware and Ransomware Found Preinstalled on High-End Smartphones

Two companies have discovered that someone had covertly installed malware on 38 devices used by their employees. According to security firm Check Point, the installation of the malicious apps took place somewhere along the supply chain, after phones left the manufacturer's factory and before they arrived at the two companies.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 10, 2017
- 06:21 PM
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