Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But clicking the meeting link provided by the scammers prompts the user to run a script that quietly installs malware on macOS systems. It didn’t dawn on Doug until days later that the missed meeting with Mr. Lee might have been a malware attack. MacOS computers include X-Protect , Apple’s built-in antivirus technology.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2024

A new Grandoreiro banking trojan campaign has been ongoing since March 2024, following the disruption by law enforcement in January. IBM X-Force warns of a new Grandoreiro banking trojan campaign that has been ongoing since March 2024. The banking Trojan is likely operated as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS).

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The Hacker News

MARCH 6, 2022

The threat actor behind a nascent Android banking trojan named SharkBot has managed to evade Google Play Store security barriers by masquerading as an antivirus app.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. In the last few years, many banking trojans developed by Latin American criminals have increased in volume and sophistication. Figure 2: High-level diagram of the modus operandi of the most popular Latin American banking trojans.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Security researchers from Cleafy discovered a new Android banking trojan, named SharkBot, that is targeting banks in Europe. At the end of October, researchers from cyber security firms Cleafy and ThreatFabric have discovered a new Android banking trojan named SharkBot. ” reads the analysis published by the researchers.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

MAY 13, 2022

In our Open-Source Threat Hunting, Quick Heal Security Researchers encountered a banking Trojan named Aberebot capable of stealing. The post Beware – Banking Trojans using enhanced techniques to spread malware. appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The notorious Android banking trojan known as SharkBot has once again made an appearance on the Google Play Store by masquerading as antivirus and cleaner apps. This new dropper doesn't rely on Accessibility permissions to automatically perform the installation of the dropper Sharkbot malware," NCC Group's Fox-IT said in a report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

A new Grandoreiro banking malware campaign is targeting organizations in Mexico and Spain, Zscaler reported. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers observed a Grandoreiro banking malware campaign targeting organizations in the Spanish-speaking nations of Mexico and Spain. ” reads the post published by Zscaler.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

Bizarro is a new sophisticated Brazilian banking trojan that is targeting customers of tens of banks in Europe and South America. Researchers from Kaspersky have spotted a new sophisticated Brazilian banking trojan dubbed Bizarro that is targeting customers of tens of 70 banks in Europe and South America.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The cybersecurity world has been abuzz with news of a new Linux variant of FASTCash, a sophisticated malware targeting the banking sector. FASTCash has gained notoriety for its ability to bypass banking security protocols, enabling cybercriminals to withdraw massive amounts of cash from ATMs.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 7, 2022

SharkBot is a banking malware for Android devices that was discovered around the end of October 2021. The post SharkBot Malware Poses as Android Antivirus appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Identification and authentication systems are used to impose user identity verification […].

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

What began as antivirus product has expanded into a comprehensive portfolio to secure your entire digital life. Introducing Webroot Total Protection: Comprehensive security for the modern world When you think about cybersecurity, you probably think of antivirus protectionand rightly so. But as technology advances, so do the threats.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 5, 2022

The banking trojan tracked as SharkBot has infiltrated the Google Play Store, Android's official and most trusted app store, posing as an antivirus and system cleaner application. [.].

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SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

Bizarro is yet another banking Trojan family originating from Brazil that is now found in other regions of the world. Attempts have now been made to steal credentials from customers of 70 banks from different European and South American countries. The malware developers have used obfuscation to complicate code analysis.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Malware leaps from the darkness to envelop our lives in a cloak of stolen information, lost data and worse. And darkness we found – from million-dollar ransoms to supply chain attacks, these malware variants were The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2021. How malware disrupted our lives. Victimized by malware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2022

SharkBot banking malware was able to evade Google Play Store security checks masqueraded as an antivirus app. SharkBot is a banking trojan that has been active since October 2021, it allows to steal banking account credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication mechanisms.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2019

Security researchers at eSentire tracked a new campaign spreading a variant of the Dridex banking Trojan that shows polymorphism. Security experts at eSentire observed a new campaign spreading a variant of the Dridex banking Trojan that implements polymorphism. ” reads the analysis published by eSentire.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

Researchers spotted a new Android banking trojan dubbed BlackRock malware that steals credentials and credit card data from hundreds of apps. Security experts from ThreatFabric have discovered a new Android banking trojan dubbed BlackRock that steals credentials and credit card data from a list of 337 apps.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Figures of the year In 2022, Kaspersky mobile products and technology detected: 1,661,743 malicious installers 196,476 new mobile banking Trojans 10,543 new mobile ransomware Trojans Trends of the year Mobile attacks leveled off after decreasing in the second half of 2021 and remained around the same level throughout 2022.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Here are 12 New Year Resolutions for a safer and more secure digital you in 2021: Think before you click that email link: 2020 was a record-breaking year for ransomware, malware, and phishing , and many, if not most of these attacks were launched with the click on a link in an email. That’s always the case when it comes to cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

What’s the best antivirus software? With the rise in malware and ransomware and a growing reliance on the internet, antivirus solutions are critical for protecting your data and applications. Top 4 antivirus software. Protection against sophisticated malware and zero-day attacks. Bitdefender. Web protection.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

MAY 13, 2022

In our Open-Source Threat Hunting, Quick Heal Security Researchers encountered a banking Trojan named Aberebot capable of stealing. The post Beware – Banking Trojans using enhanced techniques to spread malicious malware. appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

Hackers are found inducing Zloader Malware into Windows machines since November last year and reports are in that the malicious software tool has already targeted over 2,848 victims from 111 countries so far. Highly placed sources say that the malware has been distributed via phishing campaign by a cyber threat group named MalSmoke.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The BrazKing Android banking trojan is back with significant improvements and dynamic banking overlays to avoid detection. Researchers from IBM spotted a new version of the BrazKing Android banking trojan that pull fake overlay screens from the command and control (C2) server in real-time.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2019

Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today unsealed charges against 11 alleged members of the GozNym malware network, an international cybercriminal syndicate suspected of stealing $100 million from more than 41,000 victims with the help of a stealthy banking trojan by the same name. Source: DOJ.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Experts found four Android banking trojans that were available on the official Google Play Store and that infected +300,000 devices. Researchers from ThreatFabric discovered four distinct Android banking trojans that were spread via the official Google Play Store between August and November 2021. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2022

Experts discovered malicious Android apps on the Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions spreading the SharkBot Trojan. Sharkbot is an information stealer steals used by crooks to siphon credentials and banking information. The banking Trojan uses Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA), which is rarely used by Android malware.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 7, 2022

As many as seven malicious Android apps discovered on the Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions to deploy a banking trojan called SharkBot. SharkBot steals credentials and banking information," Check Point researchers Alex Shamshur and Raman Ladutska said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Since end-December 2019 lampion malware has been noted as the most prominent malware targeting Portuguese organizations. Figure 1: Lampion malware email templates. Crooks are using compromised devices to access the banking portal in order to make online bank transfers to accounts they are controlling. com/P-14-7.dll

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Malware attacks pose a significant risk to both individuals and businesses, infiltrating computer systems, compromising sensitive data and disrupting operations, leading to financial and data loss — and even extortion. Here are 15 important controls and best practices for preventing malware.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

SOVA is an Android banking Trojan with significant capabilities like credential theft, capturing keystrokes, taking screenshots, etc., The post Beware: SOVA Android Banking Trojan emerges more powerful with new capabilities appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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SecureList

JANUARY 30, 2025

Our investigation suggests that this campaign is likely operated by an Indonesian-speaking threat actor, as we found artifacts written in the Indonesian language, namely several unique strings embedded in the malware and the naming pattern of the Telegram bots that are used for hosting C2 servers. Contact me at ‘[link].

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Dark Reading

APRIL 8, 2022

SharkBot was hidden in apps masquerading as antivirus tools.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Since many people use the same passwords across social media platforms and for sites for banks or credit cards, a criminal needs access to just one account to gain access to every account. This includes antivirus software, operating systems, and individual apps. Security tools and services.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2025

A credit card skimmer is a piece of malware that is injected into a website, often through vulnerabilities in the content management system (CMS) or the plugins that the site owner uses. Regularly check your online bank and credit card statements. Enable in-browser protection. Flag anything that seems suspicious.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The post Multi-Staged JSOutProx RAT Targets Indian Banks and Finance Companies appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice. Quick Heal Security Labs has been monitoring various attack campaigns using JSOutProx RAT against different SMBs in.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Cleafy, a cybersecurity firm specializing in online fraud, has published new details about banking Trojan BRATA (Brazilian Remote Access Tool, Android), a known malware strain that first became widespread in 2019. But how does such dangerous malware end up on victims’ devices? Out with the old. How BRATA is spread.

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