Clever Android ransomware infects tens of thousands of devices
“A new, improved variant of the Android Simplocker ransomware is lurking on third-party app stores. “We estimate that tens of thousands of devices have been …
Cyber crooks opt for APT method for delivering malware
“Delivering malware without it being flagged by users and security solutions is one of the biggest challenges malware peddlers face. Luckily for them, if they …
Adware installer gives itself permission to access Mac users’ keychain
“Malwarebytes researcher Adam Thomas has made an interesting discovery: an adware installer created by Genieo, a well-known distributor of unwanted software, is taking …
Five years of hardware and software threat evolution
McAfee Labs commemorates the five-year anniversary of the Intel-McAfee union by comparing what researchers thought would happen beginning in 2010 with what actually happened …
49 new Regin backdoor modules discovered
“Since Symantec and Kaspersky Lab researchers presented their findings on the Regin backdoor late last year, there has been only one additional publicly revealed …
Over 225,000 Apple accounts compromised via iOS malware
“Researchers from Palo Alto Networks and China-based WeipTech have unearthed a scheme that resulted in the largest known Apple account theft caused by malware. All in …
Spotting malicious apps on Android markets just got easier
“Spotting malicious apps before they are offered for download and/or removing them is a tough challenge for every online Android app marketplace, including Google Play, …
Malvertising campaigns increase 325 percent
Cyphort investigated the practices used by cyber criminals to inject malicious advertisements into legitimate online advertising networks. Researchers found that malvertising …
Angler EK exploits recently patched IE bug to deliver ransomware
“If they haven’t already, Internet Explorer users would do well to implement the security update provided by Microsoft last month, as among the fixed vulnerability …
GameOver Zeus gang boss also engaged in cyber espionage
Cyber crooks and cyber spies are often two distinct categories of attackers, but not always. Years-long research by the FBI, Fox-IT and Crowdstrike revealed that, at least in …
Malicious advertisements surge! 260% spike in 2015
“RiskIQ announced at Black Hat USA 2015 its latest findings on the prevalence of malvertising across the nearly two billion publisher pages and 10 million mobile apps it …
Malvertisers abused Yahoos ad network for days
“A large-scale malvertising attack abusing Yahoos ad network has been hitting visitors of the Internet giant’s many popular and heavy-traffic sites for nearly a …