Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a "widespread and ongoing" SMS phishing campaign that's been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024. "The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors...

Riltok mobile Trojan: A banker with global reach

Riltok is one of numerous families of mobile banking Trojans with standard for such malware functions and distribution methods. Originally intended to target the Russian audience, the banker was later adapted, with minimal modifications, for the European "market." The bulk of its victims more tha...

New multi platform malware/adware spreading via Facebook Messenger

One good thing about having a lot of Facebook friends is that you simply act as a honey pot when your friends click on malicious things. A few days ago I got a message on Facebook from a person I very rarely speak to, and I knew that something fishy was going on. After just a few minutes analyzin...

New Google service could be a godsend to scammers !

The Instant Previews service that Google launched last week allows users to click on the magnifying glass icon next to a result's title or on its background in order to see a preview of that result. There is no doubt that this feature is very helpful when it comes to skimming through legitimate...