Security News

100,000 home routers recruited to spread Brazilian hacking scam
2018-10-02 06:30

GhostDNS in the machine A DNSchanger-like attack first spotted in August on D-Link routers in Brazil has expanded to affect more than 70 different devices and more than 100,000 individual piece of kit.…

Brazilian Banking Trojan Communicates Via Microsoft SQL Server
2018-05-29 14:47

Researchers have discovered a banking trojan making waves in Brazil with an array of tricks up its sleeve, including using an unusual command and control (C&C) server.

Metamorfo Targets Brazilian Users with Banking Trojans
2018-04-25 17:27

In an unusual move, Metamorfo abuses legitimate, signed Windows binaries to load the malicious code.

CHM Help Files Deliver Brazilian Banking Trojan
2017-12-20 20:23

Brazilian firms are the latest targets in a spam campaign delivering CHM help files hiding links to bank Trojans.

Original XPan Ransomware Returns, Targets Brazilian SMBs (Threatpost)
2017-04-25 10:00

Brazilian cybercriminals are using the original version of the XPan ransomware, targeting small to medium-sized business based in Brazil with the malware.

Lessons From Top-to-Bottom Compromise of Brazilian Bank (Threatpost)
2017-04-04 19:50

Hackers pulled off a stunning compromise of a Brazilian bank’s operations, gaining control of each of the bank’s 36 domains, corporate email and DNS.