Malware
Google removes 3 dozen apps triggering Mobile Security Threat!
Internet Juggernaut Google has removed over 36 apps which were triggering threats to its users’ mobile security. The company pulled the said three dozen highly threatening apps from its Play Store in the last week of December after it discovered that they were infected with ad-serving and data-stealing malware. Israel based Check Point Software Technologies […]
Mobile Security features of Google Play Protect are termed to be worse!
Germany based AV-Test organization which evaluates antivirus solutions meant for Microsoft and Android operating systems has termed Google Play Protect’s mobile security feature as one of the worst solutions available in the Android market. AV-test is said to have come to the said conclusion after testing more than 3,016 samples of the latest Android Malware […]
Switzerland’s Defense Department foils malware related Cyber Attack
Switzerland’s Defense Department has issued a public statement on Friday that its IT department has blocked a malware related cyber attack from penetrating into the government network. However, another attack is said to have disrupted the systems of a contractor working for the foreign affairs department and the damage is yet to be accessed. The […]
Kaspersky identifies new malware which steals money from Mobile Phones
Kaspersky has issued a mobile security alert against a new malware which steals money from mobile phones. Researchers from the cyber security firm have identified a new malware called Xafecopy Trojan which steals money through victim’s mobile phone. Already more than 40% of mobile users in Asia, especially from India have become victim to this […]
SECURITY HEADLINES: WORD MALWARE, CLOUD DISASTERS AND MORE
This post was originally published here by (ISC)² Management. Malware through Word, hacked robots and cloud disasters? No wonder we have anxiety. These are the top security headlines for the week of August 21, 2017: Clippy never warned us about this! Attackers are exploiting a Microsoft Word feature that auto-updates links to install malware. The financial impact […]
Mac malware increased by 230 percent in the last 12 Months
Mac malware is said to have increased by 230 percent in the last 12 months and experts suggest that a further increase is likely possible in 2018 as Mac Apple Store is being infected by a tidal wave of scam software. All these days, all reports emerging in the media said that malware infecting Android […]
Britisher who helped to contain WannaCry Ransomware gets arrested!
United States FBI arrested a Britisher named Marcus Hutchins early this week for creating banking malware having the potential to steal credit card information of customers. Remember, Hutchins is the same guy who helped shut down WannaCry cyber attack that crippled the NHS. The 23-year old was arrested by FBI Nevada for creating and distributing […]
Over 2.3 million Windows systems were infected with ransomware in Q2 2017
Quick Heal Technologies which offers security solutions to computing products conducted a survey in which it was discovered that over 2.3 million Windows systems were infected with ransomware in Q2 of 2017. The study found that cyber criminals are now interested in working on attacks which require fewer resources to launch but give higher returns. […]
Android Ransomware hackers demand $50 for not leaking your images onto the Web
Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that a new ransomware variant called ‘LeakerLocker’ is being circulated by hackers on Google Play store from past few weeks. And security researchers from McAfee discovered that the said malware has the potential to leak the images of the victim’s phone onto the web if a ransom of $50 isn’t paid. […]
glass class: the malware maze
This post was originally published here by Chantelle Patel. Cyber attacks on sensitive data have made far too many headlines in the recent weeks. Each attack differs in execution, but one thing is often the same – malware is making its way into the network and it’s spreading like wildfire. With the increase of breaches occuring on a global […]
