Stealthy ‘WIRTE’ Gang Targets Middle Eastern Governments
Kaspersky researchers suspect that the cyberattackers may be a subgroup of the politically motivated, Palestine-focused Gaza Cybergang.
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Malware
Widespread ‘Smishing’ Campaign Defrauds Iranian Android Users
Attackers use socially engineered SMS messages and malware to compromise tens of thousands of devices and drain user bank accounts.
Read MoreLloyd’s Carves Out Cyber-Insurance Exclusions for State-Sponsored Attacks
The insurer won’t pay for ‘acts of cyber-war’ or nation-state retaliation attacks.
Read MoreFinland Faces Blizzard of FluBot-Spreading Text Messages
Millions of texts leading to the Flubot spyware/banking trojan are targeting everyone who uses Androids in the country, in an “exceptional” attack.
Read MoreYanluowang Ransomware Tied to Thieflock Threat Actor
Links between the tactics and tools demonstrated in attacks suggest a former affiliate has switched loyalties, according to new research.
Read MoreIKEA Hit by Email Reply-Chain Cyberattack
IKEA, king of furniture-in-a-flat-box, warned employees on Friday that an ongoing cyberattack was using internal emails to malspam malicious links in active email threads.
Read MoreResearchers Flag 300K Banking Trojan Infections from Google Play in 4 Months
Attackers are honing Google Play dropper campaigns, overcoming app store restrictions.
Read MoreScarCruft APT Mounts Desktop/Mobile Double-Pronged Spy Attacks
The North Korea-linked group is deploying the Chinotto spyware backdoor against dissidents, journalists and other politically relevant individuals in South Korea.
Read MoreShape-Shifting ‘Tardigrade’ Malware Hits Vaccine Makers
Some security researchers say it’s actually Cobalt Strike and not a SmokeLoader variant, but BioBright says in-depth testing shows it’s for real a scary morphic malware that changes its parts and recompiles itself.
Read MoreNew Twists on Gift-Card Scams Flourish on Black Friday
Fake merchandise and crypto jacking are among the new ways cybercriminals will try to defraud people flocking online for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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