Tag Archives: Malware

Android Malware steals your money, then wipes your phone
For years, malware has been an issue for computers. While there are different levels of severity, it is extremely dangerous when targeting your smartphone.
Apple’s closed ecosystem is incredibly protective. It has few checks and balances. As a result, it’s … Read the rest

New Windows malware strain creeps quietly past your antivirus
Security researchers have discovered a new malware campaign that uses code signing certificates and other techniques to avoid detection by antivirus software. A recent blog post from Elastic Security, the cybersecurity firm, reveals that its researchers discovered a cluster of … Read the rest

WhatsApp Photo Filter Security Flaw
Users should be careful about the pictures they view on WhatsApp. If a user receives a picture from a malicious third party, the picture could be edited in such a way that the app could read sensitive data from the … Read the rest

STRRAT Malware Is At It Again
A recent post from the Microsoft Security Intelligence revealed that STRRAT Malware is at it again with a new version release. The STRRAT malware is an odd duck to say the least. This STRRAT Malware is a Java-based RAT that … Read the rest

Has your computer been hijacked with cryptojacking?
There are so many ways that hackers can use your computer to make themselves money and cryptojacking is one of them. Worst part about it is if you don’t have proper security in place you wont even know that your … Read the rest

New Android Malware Spreading Through WhatsAPP
New Malware has been discovered being pushed through WhatsApp messages and once infected it will push to other contacts in order to expand what appears to be an adware campaign.
… Read the restESET researcher Lukas Stefanko said “This malware spreads via victim’s

Zeus Sphinx Banking Trojan Ramps Up During COVID19
The Zeus and Sphinx Banking Trojan is showing off its ugly face more often now during COVID19, lurking and targeting desperate users looking for information about COVID19.
According to researchers Amir Gandler and Limor Kessem at IBM X-Force, the researchers … Read the rest

Help your users spot Covid-19 phishing emails
As the Covid-19 pandemic rises scammers are now using the fear of the public to capitalize by using a method of email phishing to steal money and data.
World Health Organisation Advice
There has been a growing confusion around the … Read the rest

Apps In Google Play Store Found With Haken Malware
The Haken malware obtains sensitive data from victims and secretly signs them up for expensive premium subscription services.
The eight apps that were found have since been removed. Users have collectively been downloaded 50,000 times. These apps were utilities and … Read the rest

Android Phones Vulnerable Due To Pulse Secure VPN
Hackers are exploiting existing vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure VPN and Android Phones. The flaw tracked as CVE-2019-1150, has been rated ‘Highly’ critical. This arbitrary read file vulnerability affects multiple versions of Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure. This flaw … Read the rest