- Virus alerts
- 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
- Virus alerts
- 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
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 15th, 2016
Pokemon GO Ransomware Installs Windows Admin Backdoor Account
Windows Pokemon fans targeted with new ransomware
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 8th, 2016
Strider Cyberespionage Group Hit Seven Targets in China, Russia, Belgium, Sweden
Symantec discovers new APT activating all over the globe
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 20th, 2016
Backdoor Account Found in Dell Network Security Products
Dell SonicWall equipment came with a hidden account
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 7th, 2016
New "Patchwork" Cyber-Espionage Group Uses Copy-Pasted Malware for Its Attacks
Despite low-level malware writing skills, Patchwork APT infected over 2,500 victims across the world
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 7th, 2016
Pacifier APT Targets Romanian Institutions and Other Foreign Objectives
New cyber-espionage group discovered by Bitdefender
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 5th, 2016
New Malware Uses Tor to Open Backdoor on Mac OS X Systems
Macs targeted with new Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor trojan
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 1st, 2016
SBDH Malware Used in Cyber-Espionage Campaign in Eastern Europe
New malware found targeting five Eastern European states
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 1st, 2016
Intel Refutes Claim That It Includes Backdoors in Its CPUs
Company also doesn't support encryption backdoors
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 24th, 2016
Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targeting Japan May Have Ties to 2012 Taiwan Attacks
Researchers discover new attacks using Elirks malware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 17th, 2016
Intel x86 CPUs Come with a Secret Backdoor That Nobody Can Touch or Disable
Security researchers exposes Intel Management Engine (ME)
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 4th, 2016
Researchers Develop Hardware-Level Backdoor in Computer Chips
Backdoor would be easy to pass by hardware manufacturers
- Server related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 3rd, 2016
WordPress Sites Under Attack from New Zero-Day in WP Mobile Detector Plugin
Over 10,000 sites were exposed to hacking
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 30th, 2016
Ancient Bayrob Backdoor Trojan Resurfaces After Nine Years with Updated Versions
Bayrob returns when we almost forgot about it
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 29th, 2016
OilRig Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targets Saudi Arabia's Banks and Defense Sector
Threat group deploys new backdoor named Helminth
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 26th, 2016
Windows Trojan Uses TeamViewer to Turn Your PC into a Web Proxy
Crooks use your PC to hide their IP, funnel Web traffic