Who can fight Android trojans? Not Google, it seems
The amount of malware targeting Android (android trojans) is still growing fast, and Google has promised to crack down. Back in February of this year, Google announced it was hardening its stance on Android security, unveiling an app-scanner (codenamed Bouncer) to...
Tricky Android malware fools users with Google Play icon
A new form of Android malware can sneak onto your phone, show up as an icon resembling the Android app store known as Google Play It then sends your phone number to criminals, who can then use it to send out text messages or launch a Distributed Denial of Service...
Microsoft Warns of New Gaming Malware
The company's researchers have uncovered three new Trojans targeting Korean gamers. According to a recent report by Marianne Mallen of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC), Microsoft researchers recently came across three new Trojans that specifically target...
2012: The year malware surged ‘dramatically’
Malware in 2012 took a major acceleration - something that was predicted in 2011 - and they were right... December is "prediction season" in the cybersecurity industry. Every major anti-virus software maker and digital-security provider issues its own forecasts of...
Stabuniq malware found on servers at U.S. financial institutions
The Stabuniq malware appears to just be performing reconnaissance for now Security researchers from Symantec have identified an information-stealing Trojan program known as Stabuniq that was used to infect computer servers belonging to various U.S. financial...
Android: Today’s biggest target – Security Threat Report 2013 – Sophos
Android: Today’s biggest target with Many Android Malware Android targeted throughout 2012... Over 100 million Android phones shipped in the second quarter of 2012 alone. In the U.S., a September 2012 survey of smartphone users gave Android a whopping 52.2% market...
Eurograbber: A Smart Trojan Attack
Hackers' Methods Reveal Banking Know-How Through EuroGrabber Trojan The Eurograbber banking Trojan is an all-in-one hit, researchers say. It successfully compromises desktops and mobile devices, and has gotten around commonly used two-factor authentication practices...
Mobile malware: It’s bad now, but will be worse in 2013
Mobile malware in 2013 will be much worse than previous years... you have been warned... If you're a user of Google's mobile operating system Android and concerned about your smartphone's security, expect to worry more in the coming months. "[W]e see as the main trend...
New ‘Dexter’ malware strikes point-of-sale systems
The malware has apparently infiltrated hundreds of point-of-sale systems worldwide, with America and the U.K. atop the list of targeted countries. Retailer point-of-sale systems may be at risk of malware that steals credit card data. Israel-based security firm...
McAfee warns of ‘Project Blitzkrieg’ banking malware threats
McAfee has warned of an ongoing malware attack which has already compromised hundreds of bank accounts. The McAfee researchers said the attack, known as 'Project Blitzkrieg' has already claimed up to 500 victims and could begin to wreak havoc on banking institutions...
Ransomware techniques explained
Are recent Sophos blog post explains how some recent ransomware makes it ESSENTIAL to have good backups of your data... Ransomware is malicious software that attempts to extort money out of unsuspecting users, normally by locking them out of their machines. This isn’t...
Construction company, bank, settle dispute over $345,000 cyber heist
By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld - A Maine construction company that sued its bank after losing $345,000 in an online banking heist has settled its dispute after a protracted legal battle that raised questions about the bank's responsibility in protecting customer...
New extortion scheme using Citadel malware invokes Internet Crime Complaint Center
FBI details latest Citadel malware that can deliver Reveton ransomware to extort money from consumers By Michael Cooney The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership with the FBI, today issued a warning about an uptick in a new version of Citadel malware that...
Malware siphons data on new rocket from Japanese space agency
by Dan Goodin Information on one of Japan's newest rockets was stolen from a desktop computer that was infected with malware, according to a published report that cited officials from the country's space agency. The computer, located in the Japan Aerospace Exploration...
Android malware grows more than 4,000% in a year
2012 has been a memorable year - perhaps not the number of massive infiltrations that we saw in 2011, but memorable all the same. Why? Because this was the year in which the prediction that mobile malware would become more than a theory - and it has. Android malware...
This US election season has been relatively malware free… this might not be the case tomorrow…
Spammers took advantage of the Zeus botnet earlier this month to spread a phishing email claiming that "Romney will soon be President" - the links in the email pretended to be from CNN - but instead took those who were clicking them to a fake site laden with malware...
Be wary of emails and facebook apps and pages in wake of Sandy!
As is usual with any major event, scammers and malware authors will be sending out email after email to those who want to learn about or help those affected by the Post-Tropical Storm Sandy. We always caution users to be wary of clicking on links in unsolicited...
New malware just arrived through a facebook event
The labs are working on it - but this just arrived from a facebook friend - an invitation to an event on facebook - supposedly to win two tickets from SouthWest Airlines... well, following our own perennial advice, we looked carefully at the embedded link (URL) - and...
