eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2025

Notably, 79% of detections were malware-free a reminder that modern adversaries often bypass traditional antivirus defenses by leveraging innovative, non-malware techniques. The report details how threat actors harness automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced social engineering to scale their operations.

Threat Reports 106

Threat Reports Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering 106

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

Kaspersky researchers discovered a mass malware campaign spreading SilentCryptoMiner by disguising it as a tool to bypass internet restrictions. While investigating the increased use of Windows Packet Divert ( WPD ) tools by crooks to distribute malware under this pretense, the researchers spotted the campaign.

Cryptocurrency 91

Cryptocurrency Malware Social Engineering Antivirus 91

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Kaspersky researchers recently found evidence of an advanced threat group continuously updating its malware to evade security products, similar to a release cycle for developers. The sophisticated malware was hidden in malicious Word file attachments. However, the same also goes for antivirus software and other anti-malware solutions.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2024

More and more, threat actors are leveraging the browser to deliver malware in ways that can evade detection from antivirus programs. Social engineering is a core part of these schemes and the tricks we see are sometimes very clever. 93 Malware download URLs hxxp[://]topsportracing[.]com/wpnot21 com cute-pdf[.]com

Social Engineering 99

Social Engineering Engineering Malware Antivirus 99

Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

Medical identity theft Medical identity theft happens when someone steals or uses your personal information like your name, Social Security number, or Medicare details, to get healthcare in your name. Social engineering attacks Social engineering attacks occur when someone uses a fake persona to gain your trust.

Consumer Protection 99

Consumer Protection Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering 99

Schneier on Security

APRIL 2, 2021

“Guides for cheats will typically ask users to disable or uninstall antivirus software and host firewalls, disable kernel code signing, etc.” . “It is common practice when configuring a cheat program to run it the with the highest system privileges,” the report notes. ” Detailed report.

Software 228

Software Malware Antivirus Advertising 228

The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

New research has uncovered a significant increase in QuickBooks file data theft using social engineering tricks to deliver malware and exploit the accounting software. "A

Social Engineering 127

Social Engineering Antivirus Threat Detection Engineering 127

SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2025

Fowler's analysis suggests that the data was harvested using InfoStealer malware, a malicious software designed to extract sensitive information from infected systems. This malware can siphon off credentials, autofill data, cookies, and even crypto wallet details, often without the user's knowledge.

Malware 65

Malware Identity Theft Passwords Phishing 65

Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Google has reported that it disrupted the phishing attacks where threat actors had tried to hijack various YouTube accounts using cookie theft malware. When the victims clicked on the link, it would redirect the victim to some malware landing page. . The malware has the ability to steal passwords and cookies.

Accountability 126

Accountability Malware Scams Antivirus 126

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2018

No one in cybersecurity refers to “antivirus” protection any more. since the nascent days of the antivirus market, I find in fascinating that the top dozen or so antivirus players have all managed to remain in the game. In the early days, antivirus suites were threat-centric and device-centric.

Antivirus 174

Antivirus Digital transformation Social Engineering Technology 174

SC Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

The attackers used a new cryptor to obfuscate the malware code they hid in seemingly legitimate files and evade detection from antivirus software. First, it provides a plausible excuse to urge users to disable their antivirus software, since that is often the first step to installing a cheating mod.

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Software Malware Risk Antivirus 132

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. Criminals who can infiltrate your children’s device through things like ‘free’ games, ringtones or other files that hide malware, can gain access to your entire family’s devices. Security tools and services.

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Risk Cybersecurity Antivirus Phishing 203

Spinone

JANUARY 13, 2020

Installing antivirus software (or AV) is often considered an important ransomware protection measure. It’s better to buy a subscription to antivirus software than to pay, on average, $36,295 to hackers or face significant financial and reputational damages. Antivirus users often experience ransomware attacks.

Antivirus 81

Antivirus Ransomware Software Encryption 81

SecureList

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction Since mid-2024, we’ve observed a malicious Android campaign leveraging wedding invitations as a lure to social-engineer victims into installing a malicious Android app (APK), which we have named “Tria Stealer” after unique strings found in campaign samples. Contact me at ‘[link].

Accountability 99

Accountability Malware Banking Phishing 99

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2025

A Russian state-linked hacking group is ramping up its cyberattacks against diplomatic targets across Europe, using a new stealthy malware tool known as GrapeLoader to deliver malicious payloads through cleverly disguised phishing emails. The attackers also made sure the malware only activates in specific conditions.

Scams 57

Scams Phishing Social Engineering Malware 57

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq They typically work with malware developers to achieve this.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

Unfortunately, hackers realize this and use the lure of free games to infect people with malware. But you’ll get the most benefit out of focusing on the following three: Malware. Malware threats to gamers are spread through malicious websites, exploited system vulnerabilities, or Trojanized copies of pirated games.

Cyber threats 128

Cyber threats Social Engineering Accountability Malware 128

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

AT&T Alien Labs has discovered a new Linux malware that can be used for highly evasive attacks, as the infection has been designed for persistence and runs on practically all kinds of Linux devices. Researchers dubbed the malware “Shikitega.” Five Scripts Provide Persistence. Cybercriminals Use C2 Servers to Deploy Cryptominer.

Malware 117

Malware Social Engineering System Administration Antivirus 117

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The cybersecurity world has been abuzz with news of a new Linux variant of FASTCash, a sophisticated malware targeting the banking sector. This new variant, designed to exploit Linux systems, signals a significant evolution in malware capabilities, highlighting the urgent need for robust defenses.

Banking 52

Banking Social Engineering Malware Cyber threats 52

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

If malware is detected on workplace computers, these devices must be promptly disconnected from the network to prevent further spread. Malware Email and file upload mechanisms to external platforms remain the primary methods for infiltrating corporate systems.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 111

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. The MGM attacks were almost identical to the social engineering attacks on Caesars, which targeted a third-party IT help desk.

Social Engineering 136

Social Engineering Ransomware Engineering Phishing 136

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The malware has been active at least since late October 2021, it targeting the mobile users of banks in Italy, the UK, and the US. At the time of writing, SharkBot appears to have a very low detection rate by antivirus solutions since. The name comes after one of the domains used for its command and control servers.

Banking 143

Banking Mobile Social Engineering Malware 143

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Cleafy, a cybersecurity firm specializing in online fraud, has published new details about banking Trojan BRATA (Brazilian Remote Access Tool, Android), a known malware strain that first became widespread in 2019. But how does such dangerous malware end up on victims’ devices? How BRATA is spread. Protect yourself from BRATA.

Malware 98

Malware Banking Mobile Social Engineering 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Security experts at Cybaze – Yoroi ZLab have analyzed a new sample of the AdvisorsBot malware, a downloader that was first spotted in August 2018. As usual, the malware looks like a legitimate e-mail attachment, named as “invoice.doc”. Figure 3 – Piece of VBS script that starts malware infection. DLL Analysis.

Malware 109

Malware DNS Social Engineering Advertising 109

SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

In this article we analyse the technical features of the Trojan’s components, giving a detailed overview of obfuscation techniques, the infection process and subsequent functions, as well as the social engineering tactics used by the cybercriminals to convince their victims to give away their personal online banking details.

Banking 145

Banking Social Engineering Malware Engineering 145

SecureList

APRIL 21, 2025

Introduction The evolution of Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) has significantly lowered the barriers to entry for cybercriminals, with information stealers becoming one of the most commercially successful categories in this underground economy. txt The script performs the following actions: Downloads the malware. Extracts the malware.

Malware 82

Malware Cryptocurrency Software Phishing 82

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The analysis discovered that the threat actors behind the campaign leverage extortion without malware-based encryption, have significantly invested in call centers and infrastructure unique to attack targets, and are evolving their tactics over time. Luna Moth removes malware portion of phishing callback attack.

Phishing 76

Phishing Malware Social Engineering Antivirus 76

Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

Experts have detected infections in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy, like the Tetrade malware, Bizarro leverages affiliates or recruiting money mules for its attacks. . Experts pointed out that it also leverages social engineering to trick victims into downloading a mobile app.

Banking 128

Banking Social Engineering Malware Engineering 128

Hot for Security

MARCH 18, 2021

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on TrickBot warning that a sophisticated group of cyber actors are sending phishing emails claiming to contain proof of traffic violations to lure victims into downloading the insidious malware.

Phishing 119

Phishing Social Engineering Antivirus Malware 119

Quick Heal Antivirus

MARCH 21, 2024

Lately, we’ve spotted sneaky malware on Android. The post Beware: Malicious Android Malware Disguised as Government Alerts. In our high-tech world, sneaky cyber threats can pop up anywhere. appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

Government 115

Government Malware Cyber threats Social Engineering 115

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. The infection chain.

Malware 110

Malware Computers and Electronics Encryption Ransomware 110

Hacker's King

MAY 24, 2025

The rest of the breaches are a result of malware, zero-day exploits, system misconfiguration, and so on. Phishing is now done through text messages (smishing), social media (social engineering), and even voice phone calls (vishing). Different types of malware include viruses, worms, spyware, ransomware, and trojans.

Cyber Attacks 59

Cyber Attacks Passwords Education Phishing 59

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.

Cryptocurrency 309

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 309

Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 7, 2022

The booming market on the Dark Web for passwords and other personal information make it a lucrative business for any cybercriminal - and Raccoon Stealer’s Malware-as-a-Service model makes it even easier for anyone to steal your information to make a profit. Wait, what is Malware-as-a-Service?” For the most part, Raccoon Stealer 2.0

Social Engineering 102

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Malware Antivirus 102

Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Phishing and social engineering : Using your personal information, scammers can craft more convincing phishing emails or messages to trick you into giving up even more sensitive details, like passwords and PIN numbers. Selling it on the dark web : Stolen data is frequently sold to the highest bidder on dark web marketplaces.

Data breaches 72

Data breaches Identity Theft Passwords eCommerce 72

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Cofense researchers spotted a phishing campaign that is targeting taxpayers in the United States to infect them with the Amadey malware. Security experts at Cofense uncovered a phishing campaign that is targeting taxpayers in the United States attempting to infect them with a new piece of malware named Amadey.

Phishing 108

Phishing Social Engineering Malware Advertising 108

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation. These included PClock, CryptoLocker 2.0, Crypt0L0cker, and TorrentLocker.

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Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243