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How Android’s evolution has impacted the mobile threat landscape
Significant behavioral changes made to the Android mobile operating system have affected malware and how it applies to non-rooted devices.Read More
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Apple’s “Gatekeeper” in Mac OS X vulnerable to simple bypass
Researcher Patrick Wardle details security weakness in Apple’s “Gatekeeper” in Mac OS X that could allow attackers to run unverified, unsigned code.Read More
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WinRAR affected by new zero-day vulnerability
A new remote code execution vulnerability affecting the compression utility is less dangerous than first believed.Read More
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Is there an Internet-of-Things vigilante out there?
Linux.Wifatch compromises routers and other Internet of Things devices and appears to try and improve infected devices’ security.Read More
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Stagefright 2.0: New vulnerabilities leave a billion Android devices at risk
Attackers can use .mp3 and .mp4 files to gain access to affected Android devices and install malware or steal information.Read More
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YiSpecter threat shows iOS is now firmly on attackers’ agenda
YiSpecter Trojan abuses Apple’s iOS enterprise provisioning and private APIs to earn ad revenue. Avoid it by not installing apps from untrusted sources.Read More
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Android Lollipop and Marshmallow taste bitter for financial Trojan Bankosy
Android Lollipop and above reduce the effectiveness of Android.Bankosy’s data-stealing techniques by deprecating the getRunningTasks API.Read More
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Japanese corporations targeted with active malware spam campaign
Fake emails posing as order confirmations from local Japanese suppliers of printers and components are spreading Infostealer.Shifu. Be aware and be cautious of unsolicited emails.Read More
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Android ransomware uses Material Design to scare users into paying ransom
Android.Lockdroid.E uses Google’s design principles and a popular open-source project to trick users into paying its ransom.Read More
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – October 2015
This month the vendor is releasing six bulletins covering a total of 33 vulnerabilities. Thirteen of this month's issues are rated Critical.Read More
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Dridex takedown sinks botnet infections
International police action hits gang that specialized in stealing banking credentials.Read More
View ArticleAdobe patches Flash Player vulnerability used in Pawn Storm APT campaign
Adobe has issued an emergency patch for a new Flash Player vulnerability (CVE-2015-7645) exploited by attackers behind the Operation Pawn Storm campaign.Read More
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Malvertising campaign targets Brazilian users
Portuguese speakers are targeted on a host of portals including MSN, Universo Online, and Globo.Read More
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Ad library behind pulled iOS apps also used in Android development
Symantec has blocked Android version of Youmi ad library after it was found harvesting user data.Read More
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Android banking Trojan delivers customized phishing pages straight from the...
Stealthy Android.Fakelogin overlays a phishing page tailor-made for the banking app that’s running on the device. Read More
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Duuzer back door Trojan targets South Korea to take over computers
Backdoor.Duuzer targets South Korean organizations to gain full control of computers. The threat is linked to W32.Brambul and Backdoor.Joanap, which have also been affecting the region.Read More
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MySQL servers hijacked with malware to perform DDoS attacks
Attackers are compromising MySQL servers with the Chikdos malware to force them to conduct DDoS attacks against other targets.Read More
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New XcodeGhost malware variant discovered
Serves as a reminder to app developers to only use verified versions of Apple’s integrated development environment.Read More
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Proof-of-concept threat is reminder OS X is not immune to crypto ransomware
Symantec analysis confirms that in the wrong hands, Mabouia ransomware could be used to attack Macs.Read More
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – November 2015
This month the vendor is releasing 12 bulletins covering a total of 49 vulnerabilities. 26 of this month's issues are rated Critical.Read More
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