Security News

Versatile Linux backdoor acts as downloader, spyware (Help Net Security)
2016-01-25 14:38

Another Linux Trojan has been discovered by researchers, and this one is pretty versatile: it opens a backdoor into the infected device, can download and run additional malicious files, and can spy on...

Asacub Transitions from Spyware to Banking Malware (Threatpost)
2016-01-21 11:55

Asacub, once thought just to be spyware, appears to have completed its transition into mobile banking malware, a researcher at Kaspersky Lab claims.

Spyware/adware combo masquerading as AnonyPlayer hits Android users (Help Net Security)
2015-11-30 09:25

If you suddenly start seeing random advertisements popping up on your Android device, you have likely been infected with adware. But if you're terribly unlucky, you might have also been hit with infor...

Regin spyware found on German Chancellery chief's personal laptop (Help Net Security)
2015-10-27 12:14

The German Federal Prosecutor's Office has started an investigation regarding the discovery of the infamous Regin backdoor on the private laptop of the Peter Altmaier, the head of the German Federal C...