Short Bytes: Symantec’s automated threat analysis system, Norton Safe Web, claims that Linux kernel’s website kernel.org contains 4 threats and shows a red flag to the users. Looking at Norton’sRead More →
From the beginning of this year, we are observing rapid development of DMA Locker. First, the threat was too primitive to even treat it seriously. Then it evolved to more complexRead More →
In the first week of May 2016, FireEye’s DTI identified a wave of emails containing malicious attachments being sent to multiple banks in the Middle East region. The threat actorsRead More →
University of Texas researchers find a way to merge two low-quality sources of random numbers into high-quality output. Two researchers from the University of Texas have published a paper thatRead More →
In surprising end to TeslaCrypt, the developers shut down their ransomware and released the master decryption key. Over the past few weeks, an analyst for ESET had noticed that the developers of TeslaCrypt haveRead More →
Tech support scammers are well aware of what is going on in the malware scene and often rip off ideas and concepts from other criminals. We see this today with for exampleRead More →
Crooks can steal money from ATMs using special credit cards. Skimer, a malware family targeting ATMs, has received a major update the past few months, and security researchers from Kaspersky areRead More →
Malicious Software can be Virus, Worm, Trojan Horse, Rootkit, Bot, DoS Tool,Exploit kit, Spyware. The objective of malware analysis is to gain an understanding of how specific pieces of malwareRead More →
A Trojan for Android designed to steal user login credentials needed to access online banking programs and to steal money from victims’ bank accounts. Android.SmsSpy.88.origin is distributed under the guiseRead More →
Proofpoint researchers have recently observed the re-emergence of two malware downloaders that had largely disappeared for several months. Hancitor (also known as Tordal and Chanitor) and Ruckguv have reappeared inRead More →
