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This $3,000 Android Trojan Targeting Banks and Cryptocurrency Exchanges

The Hacker News

As many as 77 banking institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, and national organizations have become the target of a newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called DroidBot.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 496 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 501 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Hackers stole millions of dollars from Uganda Central Bank International Press Newsletter Cybercrime INTERPOL financial crime operation makes record 5,500 arrests, seizures worth over USD 400 million Hackers Stole $1.49 warn of PRC-linked cyber espionage targeting telecom networks U.S.

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Q&A: Here’s why Android users must remain vigilant about malicious apps, more so than ever

The Last Watchdog

And earlier this year, three popular “ selfie beauty apps ”– Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 – accessible in Google Play Store were revealed to actually be tools to spread adware and spyware. Adware are unwanted ads that redirect you to sketchy webpages, and spyware collects your data.

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Spyware, ransomware and Nation-state hacking: Q&A from a recent interview

Security Affairs

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. Enjoy” How has spyware changed the rules of cyber security in recent years? Spyware are powerful weapons in the arsenal of governments and cybercrime gangs. Is the Pegasus spyware as a game-changer?

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Tetrade hackers target 112 financial apps with Ghimob banking Trojan

Security Affairs

Researchers from Kaspersky Lab spotted a new Android banking Trojan, dubbed Ghimob, that is able to steal data from 112 financial Apps. Ghimob is a new Android banking Trojan discovered by Kaspersky that is able to steal data from 112 financial apps. ” concludes the report. ” concludes the report.

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Ursnif: The Latest Evolution of the Most Popular Banking Malware

Security Affairs

The malware has evolved over time and has added functionality, in fact, apart from collecting banking credentials it is also able to collect keystrokes, cryptocurrencies, screenshots, webmail, integrating spyware features together with banking Trojans features. Table 3: information about Ursnif final payload. Conclusion.

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