Security News

Golduck Malware Infects Classic Android Games
2017-12-12 17:45

Several classic game applications in Google Play have been silently downloading and installing a malicious APK file onto Android devices, Appthority reports. read more

Malware Isolation Firm Menlo Security Raises $40 Million
2017-12-11 21:37

Menlo Security, a provider of malware isolation technology, announced on Monday that it has closed a $40 million Series C funding round, bringing the total amount raised by the company to $85...

Android Flaw Lets Hackers Inject Malware Into Apps Without Altering Signatures
2017-12-09 09:33

Millions of Android devices are at serious risk of a newly disclosed critical vulnerability that allows attackers to secretly overwrite legitimate applications installed on your smartphone with...

Microsoft Patches Critical Vulnerability in Malware Protection Engine
2017-12-08 15:58

Microsoft this week released an update for the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MPE) to address a critical severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in it. read more

'Process Doppelgänging' Helps Malware Evade Detection
2017-12-07 15:32

Researchers at enSilo have identified a new method that can be used by hackers to execute a piece of malware on any supported version of Windows without being detected by security products. read more

Process Doppelgänging: New Malware Evasion Technique Works On All Windows Versions
2017-12-07 12:03

A team of security researchers has discovered a new malware evasion technique that could help malware authors defeat most of the modern antivirus solutions and forensic tools. Dubbed Process...

Android Malware Steals Data from Social Media Apps
2017-11-29 18:54

A newly discovered backdoor that has managed to infect over one thousand Android devices was designed to steal sensitive data from popular social media applications, Google reveals. read more

MS Office Built-In Feature Could be Exploited to Create Self-Replicating Malware
2017-11-23 07:38

Earlier this month a cybersecurity researcher shared details of a security loophole with The Hacker News that affects all versions of Microsoft Office, allowing malicious actors to create and...

macOS Malware Spread Via Fake Symantec Blog
2017-11-21 18:25

A newly observed variant of the macOS-targeting Proton malware is spreading through a blog spoofing that of legitimate security company Symantec. read more

Why hackers reuse malware
2017-11-20 13:51

Software developers love to reuse code wherever possible, and hackers are no exception. While we often think of different malware strains as separate entities, the reality is that most new malware...