Security News

Ransomware/RAT combo searches for solvent businesses (Help Net Security)
2016-08-12 15:44

The latest version of the Shade ransomware comes with a stealthy remote access Trojan, likely used to better gauge the amount of money the criminals can demand from the victims. This variant of...

SpyNote Android RAT builder has been leaked (Help Net Security)
2016-07-29 19:09

A builder for the capable SpyNote Android RAT is being freely distributed on several underground hacker forums. SpyNote is capable of viewing messages on the infected device, listening to calls...

Adwind RAT Resurfaces, Targeting Danish Companies (Threatpost)
2016-07-06 15:42

The remote access Trojan Adwind has resurfaced and as of last weekend, is being used in spam emails targeting Danish companies, researchers claim.

US-bound travelers looking for a visa might get a RAT instead (Help Net Security)
2016-06-08 15:35

F-Secure researchers have discovered that travelers who applied for a US Visa in Switzerland have recently been targeted by cyber-criminals wielding the latest version of the Qarallax RAT (QRAT)....

Exposing the Adwind RAT: One of the biggest malware platforms in existence today (Help Net Security)
2016-02-11 07:20

At the end of 2015, Kaspersky Lab researchers became aware of an unusual malware program that had been discovered during an attempted targeted attack against a bank in Singapore. A malicious JAR...