Malware

Judges convict crook of operating Scan4You Counter Antivirus ServiceJudges convict crook of operating Scan4You Counter Antivirus Service

Judges convict crook of operating Scan4You Counter Antivirus Service

Crook faces up to 35 years in prison for operating the popular Scan4You counter anti-virus (CAV) website that helped malware…

7 years ago
Updated – The new Wicked Mirai botnet leverages at least three new exploitsUpdated – The new Wicked Mirai botnet leverages at least three new exploits

Updated – The new Wicked Mirai botnet leverages at least three new exploits

Security experts from Fortinet have spotted a new variant of the Mirai botnet dubbed 'Wicked Mirai', it includes new exploits…

7 years ago
Satori Botnet is targeting exposed Ethereum mining pools running the Claymore mining softwareSatori Botnet is targeting exposed Ethereum mining pools running the Claymore mining software

Satori Botnet is targeting exposed Ethereum mining pools running the Claymore mining software

While a new variant of the dreaded Mirai botnet, so-called Wicked Mirai, emerged in the wild the operators of the Mirai Satori…

7 years ago
Russian Telegrab malware harvesting Telegram Desktop credentials, cookies, desktop cache, and key filesRussian Telegrab malware harvesting Telegram Desktop credentials, cookies, desktop cache, and key files

Russian Telegrab malware harvesting Telegram Desktop credentials, cookies, desktop cache, and key files

Cisco Talos researchers have spotted a new variant of Telegrab malware designed to collect information from the Desktop version of…

7 years ago
Mysterious hackers ingenuously reveal two Zero-Days to security communityMysterious hackers ingenuously reveal two Zero-Days to security community

Mysterious hackers ingenuously reveal two Zero-Days to security community

Mysterious hackers ingenuously reveal two zero-days to the security community, experts collaborated to promptly fix them. Anton Cherepanov, security expert form…

7 years ago
PANDA Banker malware used in several campaigns aimed at banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and social mediaPANDA Banker malware used in several campaigns aimed at banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and social media

PANDA Banker malware used in several campaigns aimed at banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and social media

  Security firm F5 detailed recently discovered campaigns leveraging the Panda Banker malware to target financial institution, the largest one aimed the…

7 years ago
Nigelthorn malware infected over 100,000 systems abusing Chrome extensionsNigelthorn malware infected over 100,000 systems abusing Chrome extensions

Nigelthorn malware infected over 100,000 systems abusing Chrome extensions

The Nigelthorn malware has already infected over 100,000 systems in 100 countries by abusing a Google Chrome extension called Nigelify. A…

7 years ago
The source code of the TreasureHunter PoS Malware leaked onlineThe source code of the TreasureHunter PoS Malware leaked online

The source code of the TreasureHunter PoS Malware leaked online

  Security experts at Flashpoint confirmed the availability online for the source code of the TreasureHunter PoS malware since March. The researchers found…

7 years ago

Are you using Python module ‘SSH Decorator’? Newer versions include a backdoor

A backdoor was discovered in the Python module named SSH Decorator (ssh-decorate), that was developed by Israeli developer Uri Goren.…

7 years ago
Reading the 2017 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reportReading the 2017 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report

Reading the 2017 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report

The FBI’s Internal Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the FBI 2017 Internet Crime Report, a document that outlines cybercrime trends…

7 years ago