SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

Mobile 145

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 145

Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

Social Engineering: Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated social engineering tools to trick people into revealing their login credentials. Spyware can be loaded onto your machine to log all your keystrokes. This includes bulk collections of details stolen in data breaches.

Accountability 105

Accountability Data breaches Passwords Social Engineering 105

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

Mike Parkin, Senior Technical Engineer at Vulcan Cyber, said: "There's no doubt we're seeing more information stealing malware, but there's been an uptick in cybercriminal activity overall. It's always hard to predict how malware will evolve over time, however, it's a safe bet that attacks on the users themselves will remain a priority.

Malware 93

Malware Social Engineering Passwords Spyware 93

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As the financial threat landscape has been dramatically evolving over the past few years, with the expansion of such activities as ransomware or cryptofraud, we believe it is no longer sufficient to look at the threats to traditional financial institutions (like banks), but rather assess financial threats as a whole. million downloads.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 106

Google Security

MAY 15, 2024

This is particularly valuable for financial and banking apps, adding another layer of security to protect user information. Risk From Known Malware: Developers can check if Google Play Protect is active and the user device is free of known malware before performing sensitive actions or handling sensitive data.

Scams 79

Scams Threat Detection Social Engineering Surveillance 79

BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Banks and insurance companies are telling customers to be wary of scam messages. Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. After all, it’s called social engineering for a reason. spyware, ransomware).”. A message to you. Anyone can be a victim.

Security Awareness 52

Security Awareness Phishing Scams Social Engineering 52

Pen Test Partners

MAY 26, 2025

Here we’ve picked out the most interesting ones, showing what our DFIR team can do, and continues to do, day in, day out… Claydons fraud An elderly resident from a village near our HQ was targeted by fraudsters posing as her banks fraud team. With our help, she challenged the bank, which refunded her entire savings.

Banking 64

Banking VPN Ransomware Scams 64

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. The link takes you to a website that looks identical to your bank's website, but is actually a fake.

Social Engineering 40

Social Engineering Passwords Engineering Software 40

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The group delivers its malware using social engineering. Prilex has previously sold various versions of its malware on the dark web , for example, in 2019 a German bank lost more than €1.5 The cybercriminals call their chosen target and tell them their PoS software needs to be updated by a technician.

Malware 121

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 121

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Spyware – malware that spies on the computer to collect the information about a product, a company, a person. The goals can be different – to sell this information to those who may benefit from it, like the advertisers, competitors, data companies; to obtain the banking information and passwords, and so on.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

Following this, we released the first of a series of additional reports describing the final payload in the infection chain: a highly sophisticated spyware implant that we dubbed “TriangleDB” Operating in memory, this implant periodically communicates with the C2 (command and control) infrastructure to receive commands.

Malware 98

Malware Government Phishing Social Engineering 98

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Threat actors can develop fake mobile apps to install adware, steal PII and financial data, extract cookies and credentials, and download further payloads (such as spyware) from a remote-controlled domain. VIPs and executives can also be impersonated to conduct social engineering attacks.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

The information the attacker is looking to gain could be login information, names, titles, phone numbers, banking information, or many other types of personally identifiable information. These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware.

Security Awareness 70

Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Cybersecurity vendors like Panda Security suggest the best way to defend against crimeware is using a combination of antivirus, anti-spyware, firewalls, and threat detection technology. Phishing and Social Engineering. Jump ahead: Adware.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

However, attempts to claim the promised handout only led to monetary loss or compromised bank card details. It was bank card details, including CVV codes, that were the target of a gang of cybercriminals who created a fake informational website about social assistance for citizens of Belarus. Parcel scam: buy one, get none.

Phishing 133

Phishing Banking Scams Computers and Electronics 133

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Don’t worry though. Common types. Ransomware.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Don’t worry though. Common Types of Malware.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

There are crawlers that can search your phone for personally identifiable information (PII), account credentials, banking-related or credit card data in seconds. Instead, hackers know that our mobile devices store a lot of PII, which can be sold on the dark web for profit or re-used in social engineering campaigns.

Mobile 98

Mobile Banking Malware Spyware 98

Malwarebytes

JULY 16, 2021

General awareness of common social engineering techniques will also help steer you away from panic-based decisions. While scareware isn’t the mainstream force it once was, it still has the capacity to shock the money from your bank account. Double win! Stay safe out there! The post What is scareware?

Social Engineering 123

Social Engineering Software Malware Engineering 123

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Most of these sites (more specifically the advertising on these sites) use dishonesty and social engineering to fool users into opening links, enabling an action on their browser or downloading a file they never intended to. We observed targeted and localised bitcoin scams promising riches and asking users for banking details.

Scams 126

Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 126

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. This information can range from what websites you visit to your download history to your bank PIN.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Looking for alternative sources to download a streaming app or an episode of a show, users often discover various types of malware, including Trojans, spyware and backdoors, as well as naughty applications, such as adware. In addition, these pages harvest both identifying information and banking credentials.

Phishing 125

Phishing Accountability Malware Adware 125

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If the movie lover entered their bank card details on the fake site, they risked paying more than the displayed amount for content that did not exist and sharing their card details with the scammers. Soccer fans chasing merchandise risked compromising their bank cards or just losing some money.

Phishing 116

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 116

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. Just like uninstalling the spyware app can escalate abuse. Our mobile phone plans.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Another trick was to pose as a major bank and invite victims to participate in investment projects. Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers.

Phishing 103

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 103

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2024

Threat actors attempted to capitalize CrowdStrike incident Russian nationals plead guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group MediSecure data breach impacted 12.9 Threat actors attempted to capitalize CrowdStrike incident Russian nationals plead guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group MediSecure data breach impacted 12.9

Data breaches 121

Data breaches Cybercrime Social Engineering Ransomware 121

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2024

Threat actors attempted to capitalize CrowdStrike incident Russian nationals plead guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group MediSecure data breach impacted 12.9 Threat actors attempted to capitalize CrowdStrike incident Russian nationals plead guilty to participating in the LockBit ransomware group MediSecure data breach impacted 12.9

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Cybercrime Social Engineering Ransomware 98