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  • Malware Attack on Polish Banks Uses Russian as False Flag, Linked to Lazarus

    February 21, 2017

    Hackers involved in the attack on Polish banks seem to have faked some of the code lines, making it seem as if they were Russians. The truth is, however, the lines don’t make sense to native speakers and an online translator may have been used. A recent sophisticated attack campaign targeted financial organizations from many countries, ...

  • Malware Hijacks Microphones to Spy On Ukrainian Businesses, Scientists and Media

    February 20, 2017

    Ukraine has once again been a target of a potential hacking attack that infected computer systems from dozens of Ukrainian businesses with highly sophisticated malware, allowing hackers to exfiltrate sensitive data and eavesdrop on their network. Late last year, the country also suffered a power outage caused by the same group of hackers that targeted Ukraine’s ...

  • New TeamSpy Malware Campaign Turns TeamViewer into Spy Tool

    February 20, 2017

    TeamSpy is back and it’s turning TeamViewer into the spying tool that no one wants. According to security firm Heimdal, a new spam campaign emerged over the weekend, carrying the TeamSpy malware which can give hackers full access to a compromised computer. This isn’t a new type of malware whatsoever. In fact, back in 2013, it was ...

  • Israeli Military Targeted by Android Mobile Surveillance Malware

    February 16, 2017

    According to Kaspersky Lab, starting in mid last year, over 100 Israeli servicemen were hit by an attack that exfiltrated data to the attackers’ command and control servers. Then, the devices were pushed Trojan updates allowing the hackers to extend their capabilities. Experts believe the campaign is still ongoing and in its early stages, targeting Android ...

  • New Windows Trojan Spreads MIRAI Malware To Hack More IoT Devices

    February 9, 2017

    MIRAI – possibly the biggest IoT-based malware threat that emerged last year, which caused vast internet outage in October last year by launching massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the popular DNS provider Dyn. Now, the infamous malware has updated itself to boost its distribution efforts. Researchers from Russian cyber-security firm Dr.Web have now uncovered a Windows ...

  • Watch Out! First-Ever Word Macro Malware for Apple Mac OS Discovered in the Wild

    February 9, 2017

    After targeting Windows-based computers over the past few years, hackers are now shifting their interest to Macs as well. The emergence of the first macro-based Word document attack against Apple’s macOS platform is the latest example to prove this. The concept of Macros dates back to 1990s. You might be familiar with the message that reads: “Warning: ...

  • Invisible Malware Found in Banking Systems in over 40 Countries

    February 7, 2017

    Banks, telcos, and even governmental agencies in the United States, South America, Europe, and Africa are being targeted by hackers in a series of ongoing attacks that are extremely difficult to detect. According to a new Kaspersky Lab report, at least 140 banks and other enterprises have been infected by malware that’s nearly invisible. Although this ...

  • Polish Banks Hacked using Malware Planted on their own Government Site

    February 6, 2017

    In what considered to be the largest system hack in the country’s history and a massive attack on the financial sector, several banks in Poland have been infected with malware. What’s surprising? The source of the malware infection is their own financial regulator, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) — which, ironically, is meant to keep ...

  • Dridex Is Back, Uses New Windows UAC Bypass Method

    January 30, 2017

    Banking malware Dridex is back and it’s worse, targeting British financial institutions with a new technique that has the capability of bypassing Windows User Account Control. Researchers at security firm Flashpoint detected small phishing and spear-phishing campaigns targeting specific recipients. The messages contained macros in document attachments that allowed the download of the Dridex malware. This User ...

  • New Trojan Turns Thousands Of Linux Devices Into Proxy Servers

    January 25, 2017

    A new Trojan has been discovered in the wild that turns Linux-based devices into proxy servers, which attackers use to protect their identity while launching cyber attacks from the hijacked systems. Dubbed Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan was first spotted at the end of last year by the researchers from Russian security firm Doctor Web, who later identified ...