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Android SLocker Variant Uses Coronavirus Scare to Take Android Hostage
Posted by AngelaWong, 05-05-2020The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for criminals who try to take advantage of people’s thirst for information. Unfortunately, Android users can fall prey to malware attacks using the COV...
WordPress plugin bug lets hackers create rogue admin accounts
Posted by AngelaWong, 29-04-2020WordPress owners are advised to secure their websites by updating the Real-Time Find and Replace plugin to prevent attackers from injecting malicious code into their sites and creating rogue admin acc...
Lucy malware for Android adds file-encryption for ransomware ops
Posted by AngelaWong, 29-04-2020A threat actor focusing on Android systems has expanded their malware-as-a-service (MaaS) business with file-encrypting capabilities for ransomware operations. Named Lucy Gang by researchers, the act...
Outlaw is Back, a New Crypto-Botnet Targets European Organizations
Posted by AngelaWong, 29-04-2020Introduction During our daily monitoring activities, we intercepted a singular Linux malware trying to penetrate the network of some of our customers. The Linux malware is the well-known “Shell...
Targeting Work-From-Home Employees By All Possible Means
Posted by Angela Wong, 26-04-2020In the wake of the COVID-19 global epidemic, organizations are forced to switch to Work From Home (WFH) strategies to keep their businesses running. And although this is not a new trend, especially in...
Customer complaint phishing pushes network hacking malware
Posted by AngelaWong, 24-04-2020A new phishing campaign is underway that targets a company's employees with fake customer complaints that install a new backdoor used to compromise a network. For the past two weeks, BleepingComputer...