Hot for Security

APRIL 22, 2021

Attackers are exploiting the COVID-19 vaccine apps to deploy malware to Android devices. Since the outburst of the pandemic, they haven’t missed any opportunity to spread malware via Covid19-themed emails, apps, websites and social media. Repackaged adware. Co-Win Adware. Adware and fake applications immediately followed.

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Adware Mobile Banking Antivirus 119

SecureList

AUGUST 16, 2022

Overall, more than 100 networks were abused, giving threat actors a foothold on financial service firms, oil and gas companies, the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, government and other organizations. Sometimes developers sell a browser extension after it has gained a huge following. Methodology.

Adware 118

Adware Engineering Malware Software 118

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Malware, or code written for malicious purposes, is evolving. To understand the new dangers malicious code poses to developers, it helps to take a brief look back at the history of malware. Malicious code, or malware, is intentionally written to disrupt, damage, or otherwise inflict undesirable effects on a target system.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Attempts to run malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 118,099 users. At the end of last year, the number of users attacked by malware designed to steal money from bank accounts gradually decreased, a trend that continued in Q1 2021. Top 10 banking malware families.

Mobile 107

Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 107

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 30, 2021

US government and private sector agree to invest time, money in cybersecurity Latest iPhone exploit, FORCEDENTRY, used to launch Pegasus attack against Bahraini activists How to stay secure from ransomware attacks this Labor Day weekend Microsoft warns about phishing campaign using open redirects. Source: IT News). Stay safe, everyone!

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Adware Cryptocurrency Phishing Banking 99

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As it would turn out, a wide range of group security activities would follow hot on its heels the year after, not just through the public but also in professional security, legal, and government circles too. You had very rich and powerful adware companies, making liberal use of bundled installers. You may be asking, why 2004?

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Internet Internet Adware Spyware 89

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: What is AI good at (and what the heck is it, actually), with Josh Saxe: Lock and Code S04E04 Malwarebytes recognized as endpoint security leader by G2 CISA issues alert with South Korean government about DPRK's ransomware antics Jailbreaking ChatGPT and other large language models while we can French law to report cyberincidents (..)

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

This resulted in the deployment of a custom backdoor, named Sunburst, on the networks of more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including many large corporations and government bodies, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 135

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

MobiHok RAT, a new Android malware based on old SpyNote RAT. United States government files civil lawsuit against Edward Snowden. Commodity Malware Reborn: The AgentTesla Total Oil themed Campaign. Two selfie Android adware apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Play Store.

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Adware Password Management Advertising Hacking 85

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Rootkits are malware implants that are installed deep in the operating system. However, on one of the infected machines, we found malware that we think is probably related to CosmicStrand. This malware creates a user named “aaaabbbb” in the operating system with local administrator rights.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 118

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There were no social media sites to speak of, companies were selling antivirus and anti-Trojan solutions, but nobody cared about adware, PUPs, and assorted nuisances. The reasons why people get infected with malware have not changed that much though: Free stuff. Why pay when you can get it for free?

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Internet Internet Media Artificial Intelligence 106

SecureList

JULY 21, 2021

According to the MDR incident severity classification, High-severity incidents are related to human-driven attacks or malware outbreaks with a high impact. Finally, Low severity is related to incidents without a significant impact, which still ought to be fixed, for example, infection with grayware, such as adware, riskware, etc.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Anti-virus giant, Kaspersky, blocked 6,463,414 mobile malware, adware, and risk-ware attacks. Hence, these networks are turning into hotbeds of scams, deep-faked blackmail attacks, voice synthesized scams, and more, all stemming from malware infections. Apple iOS users often fall prey to mobile scams; around 30.1% Watering Hole.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. Scammers and malware operators are increasingly adept at mimicking popular brands in their ad snippets, which makes it problematic for the average user to tell the wheat from the chaff. One of the biggest pitfalls with malvertising is how difficult it can be to detect.

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Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 109

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Since the early days of computing, a wide range of malware types with varying functions have emerged. Jump ahead: Adware. Best Practices to Defend Against Malware.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 119,252 unique users. In Q2 2021, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of banking malware on the computers of 119,252 unique users. Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q2 2021 ( download ).

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Adware Malware Ransomware IoT 111

Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

For at least the past decade, a computer crook variously known as “ Yalishanda ,” “ Downlow ” and “ Stas_vl ” has run one of the most popular “bulletproof” Web hosting services catering to a vast array of phishing sites, cybercrime forums and malware download servers.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 107,848 unique users. In Q1 2022 Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of malware designed to steal money from bank accounts on the computers of 107,848 unique users. Geography of financial malware attacks.

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 132

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

We discovered the malware as part of an attack against a high-profile organization in Vietnam. We found the loader for this file so interesting that we decided to base one of the tracks of our Targeted Malware Reverse Engineering course on it. The exploit-chain attempts to install malware in the system through a dropper.

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Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 145

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 100,829 unique users. In Q2 2022, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of malware designed to steal money from bank accounts on the computers of 100,829 unique users. Geography of financial malware attacks. Turkmenistan.

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Mobile Adware Malware Ransomware 89

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

In a recent tweet , the FBI office in Denver warned consumers against using free public charging stations, stating that criminals have managed to hijack public chargers with the objective of infecting devices with malware or other software that can give hackers access to your phone, tablet or computer.

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Banking Mobile Malware Spyware 98

Hacker Combat

APRIL 21, 2021

For the past few months, the restrictions imposed by governments to combat pandemic concerns have encouraged employees to practice the “work from home” scheme. Hackers grab the opportunity to entice people into phishing malware attacks. Prevents Adware – A computer virus-like adware fills your computer with various promotions or ads.

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SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

70% of Internet user computers in the EU experienced at least one Malware-class attack. Attempted infections by malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were logged on the devices of 79,315 users. The statistics include not only banking threats, but malware for ATMs and payment terminals. Main figures.

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Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 142

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

According to our telemetry, cybercriminals were actively trying to masquerade their malware as popular messengers and online conference applications that were used by remote workers to replace offline communications. In addition, we detected several emails supposedly from the WHO, containing documents with malware. Online cinemas.

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Scams Phishing Passwords Internet 75

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Currently, at a value of approximately $60,000, cybercriminals have adapted their malware to monitor the operating system’s clipboard and redirect funds to addresses under their control. News broke in January of the FreakOut malware that attacks Linux devices. 2021 saw the appearance of two new botnets.

Cryptocurrency 137

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 137

Malwarebytes

MAY 20, 2025

You’d hope that spending $6,000 on a printer would give you a secure experience, free from viruses and other malware. However as reviewer Cameron Coward found out, they also came with malware (at least, until recently). . He did find two malware strains in the files, though. file sharing site. Backdoor.XRedRAT.A

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Malware Software Adware Cryptocurrency 107