Malware creation breaks all records! 160,000 new samples every day
Malware creation has broken all records during this period, with a figure of more than 15 million new samples, and more than 160,000 new samples appearing every day, according …
Hybrid Zberp Trojan targets bank users around the world
A new threat created by the amalgamation of the publicly available code of two of the most (in)famous malware around is targeting users of over 450 financial institutions …
Instant messaging Trojan spreads through the UK
Hundreds of computer systems have been infected with the latest instant messaging Trojan. Bitdefender has spotted an increasing wave of infections in the past week in …
Record month for Linux Trojans
If you think that you are protected from malware if you use Linux, think again, warn researchers from AV manufacturer Dr. Web, who identified and examined a record-high number …
Small businesses targeted with email-borne exploits
Even though the data gathered by Microsoft points to the fact that cybercriminals now prefer deceptive tactics to exploits, it does not mean that the latter approach has been …
New Android Trojan spreads like a worm
A new SMS Trojan with worm-like spreading capabilities has been spotted targeting Russian Android users. Dubbed “Samsapo,” the malware can also extract information …
99 percent of Q1 mobile threats targeted Android
Over 99% of new mobile threats discovered by F-Secure Labs in the first quarter of 2014 targeted Android users, according to the company’s new Mobile Threat Report. 277 …
Researchers spot SMS Trojan active in the US
For the first time ever, Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected an active SMS Trojan in the United States. The malware in question is an SMS-sending Android Trojan dubbed …
Zeus/rootkit combo delivered via Starbucks-themed emails
Malware peddlers have been spotted impersonating popular coffeehouse chain Starbucks in order to trick users into downloading a rootkit-equipped variant of the Zeus banking …
SMS Trojan goes after digital wallets
Not satisfied with the money earned via mobile Trojans sending out text messages to premium numbers, cyber crooks have begun adding other money-stealing functionalities to the …
Gameover ZeuS now targets users of employment websites
Some newer variants of the Gameover Zeus Trojan, which is exceptionally good at using complex web injections to perform Man-in-the-Browser (MITB) attacks and gain additional …
20% of all malware ever created appeared in 2013
According to the latest PandaLabs report, malware creation hit a new milestone. In 2013 alone, cyber-criminals created and distributed 20 percent of all malware that has ever …
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