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Read more: A changing landscape: 2020 sees a global shift in financial malware threatsAccording to a new Kaspersky report, the financial threat landscape experienced a game-changing pandemic year. In the report, titled Financial Cyberthreats in 2020, it was found that while the overall volume of threats via PCs or mobiles decreased during this period, Kaspersky experts noticed cybercriminals using new and advanced propagation techniques.…
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Read more: Ghimob: new banking malware from Tétrade threat actor targets mobile users worldwideWhen monitoring a Windows campaign from Guildma banking malware, Kaspersky researchers found URLs distributing not only a malicious .ZIP file for Windows, but also a malicious file that appeared to be a downloader to install Ghimob – a new banking Trojan. Upon infiltrating Accessibility Mode, Ghimob can gain persistence and disable manual uninstallation,…
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Read more: August 2020’s Most Wanted Malware: Evolved Qbot Trojan Ranks On Top Malware List For First TimeSINGAPORE – September 10th, 2020 – Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for August 2020. Researchers found that the Qbot trojan, also known as Qakbot and Pinkslipbot, has entered the…
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Read more: May 2020’s Most Wanted Malware: Ursnif Banking Trojan Ranks On Top 10 Malware List for First Time, Over Doubling Its Impact On OrganisationsSINGAPORE – June 16, 2020 – Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for May 2020. Researchers found several malicious spam campaigns distributing the Ursnif banking trojan, which caused it to…
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Read more: February 2020’s Most Wanted Malware: Increase in Exploits Spreading the Mirai Botnet to IoT DevicesSINGAPORE – MARCH 12TH, 2020 – Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for February 2020. February saw a large increase in exploits targeting a vulnerability to spread the Mirai botnet,…
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Kaspersky blocks over 1 million Android attacks in Southeast Asia between January and September 2019
Read more: Kaspersky blocks over 1 million Android attacks in Southeast Asia between January and September 2019A recent Android mobile malware report by Kaspersky showed that Southeast Asia remains a target for cybercriminal attack campaigns. Of the more than 1 million attacks that Southeast Asia has seen, Kaspersky has blocked a total of 26,836 mobile malware attacks on Android users in Singapore for the period of…
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Read more: Kaspersky finds 60% rise in consumers hit by password stealers in 2019Kaspersky has uncovered a significant rise in the use of malware designed to harvest consumers’ digital data, known as password stealers. According to Kaspersky’s data, the number of consumers targeted by the stealers increased from less than 600,000 people in the first half of 2018 to over 940,000 during the same period in…
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Read more: Number of users hit by malware stealing logins to online porn grew more than 100% to reach 110,000 in 2018The number of users attacked by malware out to steal premium access login data to popular adult websites more than doubled in a year, rising from around 50,000 users in 2017 to 110,000 users in 2018. In all, more than 850,000 attacks were detected. This growth was accompanied by more…
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Read more: What you need to know about Ransomware?The WannaCry malware (Ransomware) has infected hundreds and thousands of network from the healthcare sector to the business sector. It’s reported that more than 100 countries have been affected by the Ransomware. So what is Ransomware and how can you protect yourself against it? Ransomware is a malware that locks…
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