Malware

Watch out, WAPDropper malware could subscribe you to premium services

Researchers spotted a new mobile malware dubbed WAPDropper that subscribes users to legitimate premium-rate services. Security researchers from Check Point…

5 years ago

Group-IB Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report

Group-IB, a global threat hunting and intelligence company, has presented its annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report. In the report, the…

5 years ago

Baidu Android apps removed from Play Store because caught collecting user details

Two Baidu Android apps have been removed from the Google Play Store in October after they've been caught collecting sensitive…

5 years ago

A new Stantinko Bot masqueraded as httpd targeting Linux servers

Researchers spotted a new variant of an adware and coin-miner botnet operated by Stantinko threat actors that now targets Linux…

5 years ago

TrickBot operators continue to update their malware to increase resilience to takedown

Following the recent takedown, the TrickBot operators have implemented various improvements to make it more resilient. In October, Microsoft’s Defender team, FS-ISAC, ESET, Lumen’s…

5 years ago

FBI issued an alert on Ragnar Locker ransomware activity

The U.S. FBI is warning private industry partners of a surge in Ragnar Locker ransomware activity following a confirmed attack…

5 years ago

Massive threat campaign strikes open-source repos, Sonatype spots new CursedGrabber malware

Sonatype’s deep dive research allowed to identify a new family of Discord malware called CursedGrabber. Sonatype has discovered more malware…

5 years ago

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John

Officials confirm that the city of Saint John was hit by a massive cyberattack that has crippled the entire IT…

5 years ago

QakBot Big Game Hunting continues: the operators drop ProLock ransomware for Egregor

The QakBot banking trojan has dropped the ProLock ransomware, they are now opting for the Egregor ransomware in their operations. Group-IB,…

5 years ago

We infiltrated an IRC botnet. Here’s what we found

The CyberNews.com Investigation team carried out an infiltration operation against an IRC botnet and reported it to CERT Vietnam to…

5 years ago

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