- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 7th, 2016
US Visa Applicants Targets of Espionage Campaign with Qarallax RAT
Threat actors used RAT bought off the Internet
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 6th, 2016
Android Spyware Targets Saudi Military and Government Security Personnel
Victims were infected with a spyware named Android/SpyChat
- 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
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 16th, 2016
Paranoid Furtim Malware Checks for 400 Security Products Before Execution
Malware most likely used in cyber-espionage campaigns
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 6th, 2016
Windows Trojan Logs Your Keystrokes, Takes Snapshot of Your Desktop
Trojan spread using email spam, leveraging Excel macros
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 5th, 2016
Security Firm Exposes Secret Iranian Cyber-Espionage Campaign
Group was active and remained secret for at least nine years
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 27th, 2016
Cisco Accuses French Software Maker of Installing Backdoors on 12M Computers
Tuto4PC software caught behaving like common malware
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 17th, 2016
Adware Program Takes Screenshot of Your Desktop and Uploads It Online
Faster Internet adware takes snapshot of your desktop behind your back in an attempt to capture sensitive data
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 13th, 2016
Qbot Botnet Operators Are Targeting US Public Organizations
New Qbot variant is hard to detect, targets US organizations, spreads via RIG exploit kit, and uses polymorphism
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 30th, 2016
New Dripion Backdoor Trojan Leveraged to Spy on Taiwanese Targets
Cyber-espionage group creates new trojan from scratch after being discovered and neutralized in 2012
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 23rd, 2016
Highly Complex USB Trojan Targeting Air-Gapped Systems Discovered
USB Thief trojan uses encryption to hide its actions
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 18th, 2016
Olympic Vision Keylogger Spread via BEC Scams in 18 Countries
Olympic Vision is an advanced threat that can steal key strokes, clipboard data, and user credentials
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 25th, 2016
KeyBase Keylogger Usage Explodes After Getting Leaked Online
Researchers detect over 44,200 KeyBase sessions
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 23rd, 2016
German Police Create a New Version of Bundestrojaner (Federal Trojan)
The first Bundestrojaner did not discourage German police
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 22nd, 2016
Russian Bank Employees Tricked into Installing Malware on Their PCs
Employees of six Russian banks targeted with elaborate spoofed email campaign distributing the Ratopak trojan
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 22nd, 2016
OceanLotus Mac Trojan Pretends to Be Flash Installer
The vast majority of Mac users have nothing to fear
- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 9th, 2016
Tool for Hacking Facebook Accounts Contains Remtasu Spyware
You should be safe if you're not trying to hack into someone else's Facebook account (using the Hack Facebook app)