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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 20th, 2016
New Malware Mangit Surfaces as Banking-Trojan-as-a-Service

New Malware Mangit Surfaces as Banking-Trojan-as-a-Service

Made-in-Brazil Mangit trojan is rented to other crooks

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 20th, 2016
Android Malware Uses Google Talk to Make Mysterious Calls

Android Malware Uses Google Talk to Make Mysterious Calls

Malware looks to be targeting Chinese users only

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 17th, 2016
Simple Encryption Algorithm Allows Decryption of Crypt38 Ransomware

Simple Encryption Algorithm Allows Decryption of Crypt38 Ransomware

Crypt38 ransomware had a short life, is already defeated

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 17th, 2016
Nemucod Malware Evolves, Becomes a Convoluted Mess

Nemucod Malware Evolves, Becomes a Convoluted Mess

Nemucod adds new features to avoid AV detection, firewalls

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 14th, 2016
RAA Ransomware Is 100 Percent JavaScript

RAA Ransomware Is 100 Percent JavaScript

Besides ransomware, RAA also drops the Pony infostealer

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 14th, 2016
PhotoMiner Worm Spreads via Vulnerable FTP Servers, Mines for Crypto-Currency

PhotoMiner Worm Spreads via Vulnerable FTP Servers, Mines for Crypto-Currency

Crooks use worm to mine for the Monero crypto-currency

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 13th, 2016
Vawtrack Banking Trojan Is Alive and Well, v2 Recently Discovered

Vawtrack Banking Trojan Is Alive and Well, v2 Recently Discovered

Vawtrack v2 adds support for more targets in more countries

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 13th, 2016
FLocker Android Ransomware Now Infects Smart TVs

FLocker Android Ransomware Now Infects Smart TVs

FLocker ransomware evolves to target smart TVs

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 12th, 2016
Combo of Zeus and Carberp Trojans Discovered with Self-Spreading Capabilities

Combo of Zeus and Carberp Trojans Discovered with Self-Spreading Capabilities

Bolek can take screenshots, open proxy servers, steal passwords, and show credentials phishing pages in your browser

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 10th, 2016
Crysis Ransomware Appears Out of Thin Air to Take TeslaCrypt's Place

Crysis Ransomware Appears Out of Thin Air to Take TeslaCrypt's Place

While everybody was expecting Locky, CryptXXX, or Cerber, Crysis swoops in to steal the show from the headliners

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 7th, 2016
Android Trojan Hijacks Browsers to Redirect Users to Custom URLs

Android Trojan Hijacks Browsers to Redirect Users to Custom URLs

Crooks use brand new potent feature to just show adware

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 6th, 2016
Black Shades Ransomware Asks Victims Only for a Measly $30

Black Shades Ransomware Asks Victims Only for a Measly $30

Ransomware is currently undecryptable, but there's a trick to stop the Black Shades' encryption process early

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 6th, 2016
CryptXXX Ransomware Will Now Steal Your Passwords as Well

CryptXXX Ransomware Will Now Steal Your Passwords as Well

CryptXXX ransomware adds infostealer module

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 6th, 2016
New Cerber Ransomware Variants Morph Every 15 Seconds

New Cerber Ransomware Variants Morph Every 15 Seconds

Cerber goes polymorphic, employs malware factory technique

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 5th, 2016
New FastPOS Malware Focuses on Data Exfiltration Speed

New FastPOS Malware Focuses on Data Exfiltration Speed

Malware sold on an underground carding forum

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 3rd, 2016
Free Decrypter Available for Terribly Coded BadBlock Ransomware

Free Decrypter Available for Terribly Coded BadBlock Ransomware

Victims can now recover their BadBlock-locked files for free

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 3rd, 2016
New Dridex Version Poses as PFX Certificate File

New Dridex Version Poses as PFX Certificate File

New trick allows Dridex to bypass antivirus detection

 
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