- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 26th, 2016
Fantom Ransomware Mimics Windows Update Screen
Ransomware found being delivered as Windows critical update
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 26th, 2016
Agent Tesla Spyware Detected in Live Attacks
Agent Tesla available for sale on the public Internet
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 26th, 2016
New Variant of Ursnif Banking Trojan Hides C&C Servers on Tor
New Ursnif variant called Dreambot discovered
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 26th, 2016
New Locky Ransomware Version Delivered as DLL File
Locky switches EXE binaries for DLL files
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 25th, 2016
Security Firm Releases Decrypter for Alma Locker Ransomware
Victims can recover files for free without paying the ransom
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 25th, 2016
PNScan Linux Trojan Resurfaces with New Attacks Targeting Routers in India
Linux.PNScan trojan almost died out by the end of 2015
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 25th, 2016
Botnet of Android Devices Controlled via Twitter Accounts
Botnet built using the Twitoor Android backdoor trojan
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 23rd, 2016
Two Free Decrypters Available for WildFire Ransomware
Intel McAfee & Kaspersky both provide free decryption tools
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 22nd, 2016
New Banking Trojan Uses PowerShell to Alter Internet Explorer Proxy Settings
Attacks currently detected only against Brazilian banks
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 20th, 2016
DetoxCrypto: Another Ransomware Riding the Pokemon GO Popularity Wave
DetoxCrypto comes in 2 variants: Pokemon-themed and Calipso
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 20th, 2016
Marcher Android Trojan Can Steal Logins from Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, Gmail
Many other popular Android apps targeted as well
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 19th, 2016
Rex Linux Trojan Can Launch DDoS Attacks, Lock Websites, Mine for Cryptocurrency
Trojan targets CMS platforms running on Linux servers
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 18th, 2016
FSociety Ransomware Is Here, but It's Pretty Lame
Crooks hijack the FSociety brand for lame ransomware
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 18th, 2016
Aveo Trojan Used in Attacks Against Japanese Users
Malware uses C&C servers hosted in the US, has links to previous malware family named FormerFirstRAT
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 17th, 2016
Adwind RAT Rebrands Yet Again, This Time as JBifrost
JBifrost returns with new website, Bitcoin-only payments
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 17th, 2016
Sphinx Banking Trojan Amps Up Operations with Brazilian Edition
Crooks focus operations on Rio 2016 Olympics
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 16th, 2016
Backdoor Trojan Uses TeamViewer Components to Spy on PCs in Europe, Russia, US
Crooks also delivering keyloggers and password stealers