Malware on a steep Incline during first quarter
Malware development shattered all records in the first quarter of 2014, with a number of over 15 million fresh samples, and over 160,000 new samples showing up daily, based on a report from cloud-based...
View ArticleStealRAT pops back up in 2014
StealRAT was more of a botnet that piggy backed onto many breached WordPress sites back in July of 2013. StealRAT is a advancement in mass-mailing or spamming. As new spam detection is released and...
View ArticlePoweliks – Malware that drops no files
A new piece of malware referred to as Poweliks tries to evade detection and analysis by operating completely from your system registry without having files on the disk, security researchers alert. The...
View ArticleGameover Zeus Variant is back
Analysis released today from Arbor Networks reveals that cybercriminals powering GameOver Zeus, that was taken down by law enforcement in early June, have restored the botnet with at the least 12,353...
View ArticleCryptolocker being spread on Youtube ADs
Cryptolocker is now being spread around YouTube by vxers who’ve purchased advertising space, researchers Vadim Kotov and Rahul Kashyap have discovered. The researchers made the discovery while checking...
View ArticleMalvertising Attack Targets High-Profile Sites
In accordance with analysts, the malicious (malvertising) advertising campaign has impacted popular sites including Java.com, TMZ.com, DeviantArt.com, Photobucket.com, eBay.ie, IBTimes.com, TVgids.nl...
View ArticleBifrose Variant utilizes Tor
Tor (The Onion Router) is a network of computers built to anonymize transmissions between two parties by concealing their whereabouts. It’s typically utilized to combat censorship and to defend the...
View ArticleNew Tiny Banker Malware Actively Targeting Banks
Researchers have identified a banking trojan, named ‘Tinba’ or ‘Tiny Banker,’ has been targeting innocent customers of at least 26 different banking institutions globally. In accordance with security...
View ArticleWas Backoff POS Malware Responsible for Home Depot Breach?
“Backoff” is a family of PoS malware and has been discovered recently. The malware family has been witnessed on at least three separate forensic investigations. Researchers have identified three...
View ArticleTorrentlocker Malware Impacts the Netherlands
The Netherlands has been hit with a brand new spam campaign intended to spread a cryptolocker variant named torrentlocker, which started Monday October 13th 2014. The torrentlocker seems to present...
View ArticleDMA Locker 4.0 preparing to launch its campaign
Cyber criminals are trying to make money from the typically soft target healthcare has displayed because of its overall weak security. Hasherezade, a security researcher at Malwarebytes said the DMA...
View ArticleCoders of Nuclear Exploit kit making large profits
Based on Check Point’s analysis of the Nuclear Exploit kit (EK), the coders are estimated to earning over $100,000 every month. Renting out exploit kits is nothing new, for example the Blackhole EK was...
View ArticleZCrypt ransomware on the rise warns Microsoft
Microsoft has put out a warning of the ZCrypt ransomware that also has worm-like attributes. It’s currently infecting removable drives on operating systems below Windows 10. Worm attributes? ZCrypt is...
View ArticleIrongate ICS Malware targeting SCADA Systems
FireEye experts have released their discoveries on the Irongate ICS/SCADA malware, which targets a Siemens PLC simulation (SIM) environment via a man-in-the middle attack on a particular component of...
View ArticleCryptolocker ransomware infects 10,000 Australians
About 10,000 Australians have already been targeted in a Cryptolocker ransomware campaign that persuades individuals with an email that seems to come from local energy company AGL, as reported by the...
View ArticleAngler Exploit Kit remains undetected
Angler exploit kit first showed up in late 2013, and ever since then has dramatically gained popularity on underground forums. Its ambitious tactics for avoiding detection by security applications have...
View ArticleNew FastPOS malware targeting Point-of-Sale systems
Experts have disclosed a new category of malware, labeled “FastPOS,” that has the ability to quickly extract stolen credit card details. Different from most POS malware, FastPOS concentrates on copying...
View ArticleHealthcare sector hit by advanced worms, infects MRI and x-ray machines
MRI, x-ray, and an oncology machines were all found containing malware with code to install backdoors on other connected systems for the purpose of lifting data off the machines. Security experts at...
View ArticleEasyDoc malware infects Macs and routes through TOR
Antivirus company, Bitdefender has released an alert regarding a harmful application that infects Macs and connects to the command-and-control servers via Tor. The program, called EasyDoc...
View ArticleExploit Kit activity on a steep decline since April
As malware writers are moving to Neutrino and RIG exploit kits (EK) for dispersal needs, security experts are investigating how distribution is innovating, and they are generally signaling a huge...
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