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Dyre gang taken down by Russian authorities

Dyre (aka Dyreza), one of the most widespread and effective financial Trojans to crop up in the last few years, is currently not an active threat. In fact, spam campaigns …

Broken glass
The return of Carbanak: Banks face new attacks

A year after Kaspersky Lab warned that cyber-criminals would start to adopt the tools and tactics of nation-state backed APTs in order to rob banks, the company has confirmed …

Skype
T9000 backdoor steals documents, records Skype conversations, victims’ actions

A new backdoor Trojan with spyware capabilities is being used in targeted attacks against organizations based in the United States. It has been dubbed T9000, since it’s …

Business ideas
Someone hijacked the Dridex botnet to deliver Avira AV’s installer

After last September’s arrest of an alleged member of the gang that has been developing and spreading the Dridex banking malware, and last October’s temporary …

eBay
Severe and unpatched eBay vulnerability allows attackers to distribute malware

Check Point researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in eBay’s online sales platform, which allows criminals to distribute malware and run phishing campaigns. …

HP
Is your HP enterprise printer hosting malware for hackers?

“If you’re concerned about security, put your printers are behind a firewall and, if it’s a Hewlett-Packard, make sure port 9100 isn’t open,” says security …

Android
Android users on high alert as malware, phishing and scams are projected to rise

Android phones are popular and growing more so every day. According to research firm IDC, there were close to 350 million active smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of …

Android
60+ Trojanized Android games lurking on Google Play

Dr. Web researchers have discovered over 60 Trojanized game apps being offered on Google Play through more than 30 different game developer accounts. The games are made to …

Compromised enterprise networks fuel 236 percent increase in viruses and worms

Solutionary performed a broad analysis of the threat landscape, which uncovered several key findings. One of the most compelling finding links the rapid growth (236 percent) …

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Unknown attackers are infecting home routers via dating sites

Damballa researchers have spotted an active campaign aimed at infecting as many home routers possible with a worm. A variant of the TheMoon worm, it works by taking advantage …

Facebook scam
Fake Facebook emails deliver malware masquerading as audio message

A new spam campaign is targeting Facebook users. It uses the same approach as the recent one aimed at WhatsApp users, and Comodo researchers believe that the authors of both …

Android Marshmallow
Asacub Android Trojan: Financial fraud and information stealing

Asacub is a new malware that targets Android users for financial gain. When first identified, Asacub displayed all the signs of an information stealing malware; however, some …

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