Security News

New Variant of Gustuff Android Banking Trojan Emerges
2019-10-22 19:04

Recent Gustuff Android banking Trojan campaigns featured an updated malware version, Cisco Talos security researchers report. read more

Report: Android Banking Botnet Targeted Russians
2019-10-07 13:48

Researchers Discovered Geost Botnet After Attackers Made Operational Security MistakesA large-scale banking botnet has targeted approximately 800,000 Android devices belonging to Russian citizens...

BRATA Android RAT Steals Banking Info in Real Time
2019-09-04 15:01

The RAT targets users via fake WhatsApp updates in Google Play.

Fake VPN Website Delivers Banking Trojan
2019-08-21 18:18

Reseachers Discover Attackers Cloned NordVPN SiteResearchers at the security firm Doctor Web have uncovered a fake website for a VPN provider that's designed to spread a Trojan that can steal...

Cerberus: A New Android 'Banking Malware For Rent' Emerges
2019-08-13 12:19

After a few popular Android Trojans like Anubis, Red Alert 2.0, GM bot, and Exobot, quit their malware-as-a-service businesses, a new player has emerged on the Internet with similar capabilities...

Ex-Secret Service Agent Tackles Banking Cybercrime
2019-08-08 12:04

Former Secret Service agent Jeff Dant now heads fraud operations and intelligence for the financial crimes unit at BMO Financial Group. Which threats and threat actors does he focus on, and how...

Banking PINs exposed in Monzo secure storage slip-up
2019-08-07 10:57

When is a secure PIN not a secure PIN? When you accidentally store it in your log files.

The Risk of Weak Online Banking Passwords
2019-08-05 14:04

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there's a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves -- even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of...

Biz tells ransomware victims it can decrypt their files... by secretly paying off the crooks and banking a fat margin
2019-06-24 21:44

It's all in a lucrative day's work for Red Mosquito A Scottish managed services provider is running a lucrative sideline in ransomware decryption – however, a sting operation by a security firm...

Europol arrests end GozNym banking malware gang
2019-05-17 10:50

Arrests in Europe and the US appear to have ended the cybercrime careers of the gang behind the GozNym banking malware.