Emotet Adds Email Exfiltration Module, Tens of Thousands of Servers at Risk

Emotet Adds Email Exfiltration Module, Tens of Thousands of Servers at Risk

Botnet admins can deploy module to all infected systems

Best Antivirus Apps for Android (September 2018)

Best Antivirus Apps for Android (September 2018)

New research evaluates security apps on Android 8.0

Google Play Apps Infected with Banking Trojans Found on 30K Devices

Google Play Apps Infected with Banking Trojans Found on 30K Devices

The apps were removed by Google following reports

Malware Lands on the Windows 10 Store Disguised as Google App

Malware Lands on the Windows 10 Store Disguised as Google App

Mysterious Google Photos app shows up on Windows 10

URSNIF Phishing Campaign Spreads Malware by Replying to Existing E-mail Threads

URSNIF Phishing Campaign Spreads Malware by Replying to Existing E-mail Threads

Malware uses Tor to exfiltrate data to its C&C server

FakeSpy Is Back as Part of New SmiShing Campaign, Adds New Features

FakeSpy Is Back as Part of New SmiShing Campaign, Adds New Features

Uses text messages to spread itself to other devices

Fortnite Cheaters Targeted Using Data Stealer

Fortnite Cheaters Targeted Using Data Stealer

Malware campaign uses YouTube videos as propagation vector

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 28th, 2018
Cryptojacking Sees 86 Percent Growth in Second Quarter of 2018

Cryptojacking Sees 86 Percent Growth in Second Quarter of 2018

2.5 million new coinminer samples added to McAfee's database

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 28th, 2018
Stealthy and Persistent Torii IoT Botnet Infects Devices via Telnet

Stealthy and Persistent Torii IoT Botnet Infects Devices via Telnet

The malware can compromise a large array of architectures

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 26th, 2018
Researchers Describe Modular VPNFilter as the Swiss Army Knife of Malware

Researchers Describe Modular VPNFilter as the Swiss Army Knife of Malware

The multi-stage malicious framework compromised 500K devices

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 24th, 2018
459% Activity Increase for Cryptocurrency Mining Malware since 2017

459% Activity Increase for Cryptocurrency Mining Malware since 2017

The growth does not give any signs of slowing down

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 24th, 2018
Self-Propagating Emotet Banking Trojan Making a Comeback

Self-Propagating Emotet Banking Trojan Making a Comeback

Spam campaign also spreads modular Trickbot with worm module

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 18th, 2018
Microsoft Office Macros Are Behind 45% of All Delivered Malware Payloads

Microsoft Office Macros Are Behind 45% of All Delivered Malware Payloads

Office macros are the first stage in infection chains

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 17th, 2018
Bristol Airport Flight Info Screens Taken Offline by Ransomware Attack

Bristol Airport Flight Info Screens Taken Offline by Ransomware Attack

Whiteboards instead of digital arrival and departure boards

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 17th, 2018
Researchers Found New Worm with Botnet, Ransomware, and Coinmining Abilities

Researchers Found New Worm with Botnet, Ransomware, and Coinmining Abilities

New malware family targets both Linux and Windows

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 14th, 2018
Persistent EternalBlue-Powered Wannamine Cryptominer Still Alive

Persistent EternalBlue-Powered Wannamine Cryptominer Still Alive

Hundreds of thousands of computers still vulnerable

More Apps from the Mac App Store Found to Steal User Data

More Apps from the Mac App Store Found to Steal User Data

Third incident involving Apple's stores in just as many days

 
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