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Category: Malware

Malware

Financial Institutions Targeted: New JsOutProx Surge

Visa has issued a warning about the increased activity of a new version of the malicious software JsOutProx, targeting financial institutions and their clients. The campaign has affected institutions in South and Southeast Asia,...

Malware

Phishing Danger: Latrodectus Malware Deployed

Specialists from Proofpoint and Team Cymru have uncovered a novel malware dubbed Latrodectus, considered an evolution of the well-known IcedID loader, which has been actively deployed in phishing campaigns since November 2023. Initially identified...

Malware

Mispadu Trojan Expands: Europe Now Targeted

The banking trojan Mispadu, previously known for its attacks on Latin America and Spanish-speaking users, is now targeting residents of Italy, Poland, and Sweden. According to research by Morphisec, the campaign’s targets include representatives...

Malware

Vultur Malware Returns: Beware Fake Bank Calls

Cybersecurity specialists have unearthed a new variant of the Android Trojan, code-named Vultur, endowed with sophisticated remote control capabilities and mechanisms for circumventing protection. The company ThreatFabric reported the first version of this malicious...

Malware

Multi-Platform Threat: DinodasRAT Backdoor Lands on Linux

Specialists at Kaspersky Lab have identified a Linux version of the multi-platform backdoor DinodasRAT (XDealer), targeting China, Taiwan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. This Remote Access Trojan, crafted in C++, is adept at extracting a broad...

Cyber Security / Malware

Passwords Obsolete? Hackers Target Your Web Sessions

CyberArk specialists report that malefactors are mastering new methodologies to access users’ data without the necessity for passwords or multifactor authentication requests. A prevalent technique involves intercepting web sessions through the theft of cookie...

Malware

28 Android VPNs Found to be Secret Proxies

Twenty-eight free VPN applications on Google Play were found to employ a malicious SDK, transforming Android devices into residential proxies, likely utilized for cybercrimes and bot operations. The team at HUMAN discovered that these...