Stalkerware Apps Riddled with Security Bugs
Attackers can take advantage of the fact these apps access, gather, store and transmit more information than any other app their victims have installed.
Android stalkerware apps – used...
What a Year It’s Been: RSA 2021 Embraces ‘Resilience’
Keynoters from Cisco, Netflix and RSA highlighted lessons from the last year, and cybersecurity’s new mandate in the post-pandemic world: Bounce back stronger.
Clearly, the months since the world shut...
Magecart Goes Server-Side in Latest Tactics Changeup
The latest Magecart iteration is finding success with a new PHP web shell skimmer.
Magecart Group 12, known for skimming payment information from online shoppers, was fingered for last September’s...
DarkSide Ransomware Suffers ‘Oh, Crap!’ Server Shutdowns
The RaaS that crippled Colonial Pipeline lost the servers it uses to pull off ransomware attacks, while REvil’s gonads shrank in response.
DarkSide, the ransomware-as-a-server (RaaS) gang that...
FIN7 Backdoor Masquerades as Ethical Hacking Tool
The financially motivated cybercrime gang behind the Carbanak RAT is back with the Lizar malware, which can harvest all kinds of info from Windows machines.
The notorious FIN7 cybercrime gang,...
Ransomware Going for $4K on the Cyber-Underground
An analysis of three popular forums used by ransomware operators reveals a complex ecosystem with many partnerships.
In the cybercriminal underground, ransomware samples and builders are going for anywhere between...
Colonial Pipeline Shells Out $5M in Extortion Payout, Report
According to news reports, Colonial Pipeline paid the cybergang known as DarkSide the ransom it demanded in return for a decryption key.
Colonial Pipeline Co., operator of the largest U.S....
Fake Chrome App Anchors Rapidly Worming ‘Smish’ Cyberattack
An ingenious attack on Android devices self-propagates, with the potential for a range of damage.
A new Android malware that impersonates the Google Chrome app has spread to hundreds of...
TeaBot Trojan Targets Banks via Hijacked Android Handsets
Malware first observed in Italy can steal victims’ credentials and SMS messages as well as livestream device screens on demand.
Researchers have discovered an Android trojan that can steal victims’...
Shifting Threats in a Changed World: Edge, IoT and Vaccine Fraud
Aamir Lakhani, researcher at FortiGuard Labs, discusses leading-edge threats related to edge access/browsers/IoT, and the COVID-19 vaccine, as a way of getting into larger organizations.
Though it’s often hard to...
