Google Boots Multiple Malware-laced Android Apps from Marketplace
Google removed eight Android apps, with 3M cumulative downloads, from its marketplace for being infected with a Joker spyware variant.
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Having put it off for far too long, I’m belatedly trying to catch up with some standards work in the area of Root of Trust, which for me meant starting with the basics, studying simple introductory articles about RoT.As far as I can tell so far, RoT i…
Kazakh Govt. Used Spyware Against Protesters
Researchers have discovered that a Kazakhstan government entity deployed sophisticated Italian spyware within its borders.
‘CatalanGate’ Spyware Infections Tied to NSO Group
Citizen Lab uncovers multi-year campaign targeting autonomous region of Spain, called Catalonia.
MalwareTech Arrested Because Creating Kronos Banking Trojan
MalwareTech — the security researcher who stopped the WannaCry ransomware outbreak — was arrested in Las Vegas on accusations of creating the Kronos banking trojan together with another person.
The arrest — first reported by Motherboard — took place…
WannaCry Inspires Banking Trojan to Add Self-Spreading Ability
Although the wave of WannaCry and Petya ransomware has now been slowed down, money-motivated hackers and cyber criminals have taken lessons from the global outbreaks to make their malware more powerful.
Security researchers have now discovered at le…
How Hackers Cash Out Thousands of Bitcoins Received in Ransomware Attacks
Digital currencies have emerged as a favourite tool for hackers and cyber criminals, as digital currency transactions are nearly anonymous, allowing cyber criminals to use it in underground markets for illegal trading, and to receive thousands of dol…
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WannaCry Is Trying To Come Back From The Dead With The Help Of Mirai Botnet
It was over a week ago when the nasty WannaCry ransomware attack started infecting critical cyber infrastructure in more than 150 countries. Its target was Windows users demanding a ransom payment of $300 in Bitcoin in order to unlock their files. …
How To Prevent Growing Issue of Encryption Based Malware (Ransomware)
The Internet is dark and full of terrors! Yes, the virtual world has its fair share of downsides as well. Online threats such as data hacking, virus infestation, malware attacks are common. Ransomware is another addition to the list. Ransomware progr…