Category: Malware

Fake Chrome Update Hides Android Brokewell Spyware

ThreatFabric has identified a new malicious application named Brokewell, capable of recording every action on a device, from keystrokes to text input and application launches. The Trojan is distributed through a counterfeit Google Chrome...

eScan Update Delivers Backdoors & Cryptominers

North Korean hackers exploited the eScan antivirus update mechanism to embed backdoors into corporate networks and disseminate cryptocurrency miners using the malicious software, GuptiMiner. Cybersecurity firm Avast reports that the perpetrators conducted an adversary-in-the-middle...

Cybercrime Trend: Fewer Firms Pay Ransoms

In the first quarter of 2024, the percentage of companies that agreed to pay ransoms to cybercriminals reached a record low of 28%. This statistic was provided by Coveware, a firm specializing in cybersecurity....

Ransomware for Sale: Your Data Held Hostage

From June 2023 to February 2024, specialists from Sophos‘s cyber intelligence division identified 19 different types of ransomware being offered for sale on four dark web forums for relatively modest sums, ranging from $20...

Discord Messages for Sale: Spy Pet Raises Alarms

A service called Spy Pet has raised alarms among Discord users by offering archival and activity tracking services on the platform for a nominal fee of $5. Spy Pet enables third parties, potentially including...

SoumniBot: Android Malware with Evasive Tactics

A new type of banking malware for Android, named “SoumniBot,” employs an unconventional obfuscation method that leverages vulnerabilities in the process of extracting and analyzing the Android manifest. This allows it to circumvent standard...