Syrian Hackers Distributing Stealthy C#-Based Silver RAT to Cybercriminals

Threat actors operating under the name Anonymous Arabic have released a remote access trojan RAT called Silver RAT that's equipped to bypass security software and stealthily launch hidden applications. "The developers operate on multiple hacker forums and social media platforms, showcasing an...

Russian Malware Developer Behind NLBrute Extradited to US

By Habiba Rashid Dairy Pankov, a.k.a. dpxaker, was accused of developing brute force and malicious software, NLBrute. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Malware Developer Behind NLBrute Extradited to US...

A new rootkit comes to an ATM near you

Its not unusual to hear about malware created to affect automated teller machines ATMs. Malware can be planted at the ATMs PC or its network, or attackers could launch a Man-in-the-Middle MiTM attack. Recently, a new rootkit, which the Mandiant Advanced Practices team have named CAKETAP, was foun...

Latvian Woman Charged for Her Role in Creating Trickbot Banking Malware

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Friday charged a Latvian woman for her alleged role as a programmer in a cybercrime gang that helped develop TrickBot malware. The woman in question, Alla Witte, aka Max, 55, who resided in Paramaribo, Suriname, was arrested in Miami, Florida on February 6...

'AdThief' Chinese Malware Infects Over 75,000 Jailbroken iOS devices

If you have jailbroken your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and have downloaded pirated tweaks from pirated repositories, then you may be infected by “AdThief” malware, a Chinese malware that is now installed on more than 75,000 iPhone devices. According to a recent research paper published on Virus...

Beta Bot Trojan Emerges as New Type of Banking Malware

A new strain of banking malware, Beta Bot, has been refined over the last few months to target ecommerce and comes complete with an array of features to help prevent it from being caught by usual security measures. According to research conducted by RSA Security’s Limor Kessem, the bot started ou...