Most Sophisticated Android malware ever detected

A new piece of sophisticated Android malware has been discovered by security researchers at Kaspersky Labs. Dubbed as Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, it is the most sophisticated piece of Android malware ever seen. It exploits multiple vulnerabilities, blocks uninstall attempts, attempts to gain root...

New Android malware forwards incoming messages to hacker

A new type of Android malware that can intercept text messages and forwarding to hackers is discovered by the Russian firm Doctor Web. This is a very serious threat to users, because using this malware attackers can easily get two factor authentication code of your Email or bank accounts. The...

New Reveton Ransomware Variant Steals Passwords

The developers of Reveton have expanded that ransomware’s repertoire with a password stealing functionality, according to new research. Ransomware, sometimes called scareware, is a type of malware that locks down infected machines, offering to unlock them only after a fee has been paid. Oftentime...

UK banks hit by Ramnit banking malware and social engineering attacks

A dangerous variant of the Ramnit malware has been discovered targeting the UK's financial sector. Trusteer claims to have discovered an interesting trojan based attack technique that injects highly convincing and interactive real-time messages into the user Web stream that they encounter when...

Hacker uses Evernote account as Command-and-Control Server

Cyber criminals are using popular note-taking app Evernote as Command-and-Control Server to give commands to the malware installed on infected PCs using botnets. TrendMicro uncovered a malware detected as “BKDRVERNOT.A” tried to communicate with Command-and-Control Server using Evernote. Malware...

Russian underground vSkimmer Botnet targeting payment world

A new botnet emerged from underground and is menacing payment world, the cyber threat dubbed vSkimmer come from Russia according revelation of McAfee security firm. The security expert Chintan Shah wrote on a blog post that during monitoring of Russian underground forum found a discussion about a...

Human Rights Activists targeted with new Android malware

Tibetan and Uyghur activists are once again targeted with a new malware, specially designed for Android devices. This is the first documented attack that targets Android smartphones. Security researchers at Kaspersky say they've found a targeted malware attack on Android phones that seems to come...

New Attacks Leverage Adobe Sandbox Bypass Against Uyghur Activists

Attackers with a control infrastructure based in China are leveraging the same vulnerability exploited by Miniduke to attack Uyghur and Tibetan activists with new exploits. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab and AlienVault discovered a spear phishing campaign targeting non-governmental activists with P...

Rodpicom Botnet spreading via Skype and MSN Messenger

Malwares are getting updated during the age of social networking. FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered a new malware called 'Rodpicom Botnet' that spreads via messaging applications such as Skype and MSN Messenger. Dubbed W32/Rodpicom.A - Rodpicom Botnet sends a message to the victim with ...

Chinese malware campaign 'Beebus' target US defense industries

A Chinese malware campaign called 'Beebus' specifically targeting the aerospace and defense industries has been uncovered by FireEye security researchers. Beebus is designed to steal information, and begins its infiltration, as so many attacks do, with spear-phishing emails. Operation Beebus very...

Stabuniq Trojan rapidly stealing data from US banks

--- Trojan.Stabuniq geographic distribution by unique IP address Security researchers from Symantec have identified a new Trojan that appears to be targeting financial institutions. Dubbed Trojan.Stabuniq, the malware has been collecting information from infected systems potentially for the...

Zitmo Trojan Variant Eurograbber Beats Two-Factor Authentication to Steal Millions

Online banking customers in Europe are falling victim by the thousands to a new banking Trojan that is infecting Android and BlackBerry devices and is capable of defeating two-factor authentication. The Trojan, dubbed Eurograbber by researchers at Check Point Software Technologies and Verasafe, i...

Plugx RAT targeting government organizations in Japan using spear phishing

Roland Dela Paz Threat Researcher at TrendMirco reported that last year a Malware Campaign to target specific users in Japan, China, and Taiwan once again on rise using new breed of Remote Access Tool RAT called Plugx also known as Korplug. This new custom made version comes for less recognition...

MyAgent Trojan Targets Defense and Aerospace Industries

FireEye Security experts are analyzing a targeted trojan that leverages emailed PDF files to gain access to systems and deliver its payload to specified networks in the aerospace, chemical, defense and tech industries. "We have seen different versions of this malware arriving as an exe inside a...

New OpFake Android Malware Entices Users With Opera Mini Browser

There is a new variant of the OpFake mobile malware making the rounds, and this version comes bundled with a version of the legitimate Opera Mini mobile browser. The malware targets Android phones and steals money from victims by sending SMS messages without the user’s knowledge to premium-rate...

Cross-platform Trojan : Mac, Windows, Linux - Nothing safe !

Security researchers working for F-Secure have found a web exploit that detects the operating system of the computer and drops a different trojan to match.The attack was first seen on a Columbian transport website which had been hacked by a third party. This malware is known as GetShell.A and...

Three Baltic Men Jailed After Using SpyEye Malware

Two men found using the SpyEye Trojan to swindle users out of their banking information were jailed last week after violating the United Kingdom’s Computer Misuse Act. Pavel Cyganok, 28, a Lithuanian, along with Ilja Zakrevski, 26, an Estonian, were jailed for four years while a third man, Latvia...

Mac OS X, Windows Backdoors Used in New APT Attacks

A new Mac OS X backdoor variant has begun making the rounds online, targeting a Turkic ethnic group in central Asia, according to a post on Securelist’s blog earlier today. Researchers intercepted an advanced persistent threat APT campaign earlier this week that was targeting Uyghur Mac users,...

CVE-2011-3293

Multiple cross-site request forgery CSRF vulnerabilities in the Solution Engine in Cisco Secure Access Control Server ACS 5.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that insert cross-site scripting XSS sequences, aka Bug ID CSCtr78143...

Cross site request forgery (csrf)

Multiple cross-site request forgery CSRF vulnerabilities in the Solution Engine in Cisco Secure Access Control Server ACS 5.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that insert cross-site scripting XSS sequences, aka Bug ID CSCtr78143...