Beware: 8 out of 10 Flappy Bird clones riddled with malware!
Tag: Malware
Chinese Android smartphones shipped with preinstalled malware
The handset in question is a Samsung Galaxy S4 knockoff dubbed N9500 manufactured by a company called Star and which is being sold globally through online retailers.
New Android Simplocker malware encrypts files for ransom
Eset: “We are most likely dealing with a proof-of-concept or a work in progress.”
Feds whack Gameover Zeus & Cryptolocker; Bogachev wanted
Game over for Gameover Zeus & Cryptolocker with Feds’ Operation Tovar!!
Fake Watch Dogs torrent packs Bitcoin miner
Yet another instance of a fake torrent packed with Bitcoin miner
GCHQ litigated over ‘unlawful hacking’
UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has been sued by Rights group Privacy International on Tuesday, demanding an end to surveillance programs deemed to be “incompatible with democratic principles and human rights standards.”…
Michaels Stores’ security breach affected over 3 million credit cards
Michaels Stores on Thursday confirmed that there was a security breach of certain payment card processing systems at its US stores and its subsidiary, Aaron Brothers. Michaels Stores Inc, one of the…
Agent.btz malware infects thousands of European systems
Security researchers have claimed that Agent.btz malware, which was original discovered back in 2008, is still doing rounds and has managed to infect thousands of systems across Europe. The malware designed to…
NSA posed as Facebook to spread surveillance malware
Latest leaks by the whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been disguising itself as a Facebook server in order to gain access to the computers of intelligence…
Malware pre-installed on new phones from Samsung, LG, Motorola and Asus
Being infected with malware after installing an app from an untrusted third-party app store is one thing, but having a brand new box-packed phone pre-loaded with malware is altogether a different ball…
Scammers with a conscience emerge with new Ransomcrypt Trojan
New ransomware that utilise encryption are being created almost daily since the success of Cryptolocker and in almost all cases there is no way out for the affected user: either pay or…
Malware-infected ads leapfrog porn as bigger malware risk
A new research from Blue Coat suggests that malware-infected ads have overtaken pornography as the number one source of malware on mobile phones. The security company attributes 20 percent of the malware…
Cryptolocker may have affected more Brits than previously estimated
The Cryptolocker ransomware known for its dirty encryption deeds may have affected more Brits than previously estimated as a new research puts the number of victims at three percent of the population….
UK researches to tackle malware attacks; EPSRC grants £3m
Research teams across UK universities will use £3 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to counter the threat of malicious apps created by cyber-criminals that collude with…
Tritax family of NameChanger FakeAV found to be having over 200 names
Security researchers claim that there are over 200 names of NameChanger FakeAV and they are all related to the Tritax Fake AV family that is known to be active since May 2009….