Cybercrime
Stolen adult site login credentials help fuel dark web economy
Kaspersky researchers found that access to legitimate adult sites is fueling a lucrative trade on the dark web.
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Cybercrime
Android malware on Google Play grows botnets, launches DDoS attacks
The Sockbot malware has made its way into at least eight Apps in the Google Play Store with the intent of adding devices to botnets and performing DDoS attacks.
Cybercrime
Koler ransomware campaign targets U.S. Android users
Researchers last week spotted a new variant of the Koler ransomware targeting U.S. users with fake Pornhub apps in its latest campaign.
Cybercrime, Security News
Android Apps claim to mine unminable cryptocurrency, just show ads
Android apps claiming to mine unminable cryptocurrencies have made their way into the Google Play store in an attempt to serve ads. Fortinet researchers discovered the malicious apps when they noticed apps claiming to mine currencies including Ripple (XRP), Cardano (ADA) and Tether(USDT) all of which aren’t obtained by cryptomining. Similar apps have been reported…
Cybercrime
(Un)documented Word feature abused in phishing campaigns.
Attackers are using an undocumented Word feature in the wild to perform reconnaissance on user devices to gather sensitive configuration details for future attacks. Researchers spotted the attack, which uses no VBA macros, embedded Flash objects or PE files, in spear phishing emails containing a malicious attachment which appeared to contain Google and Google Scholar tips, according…
Cybercrime, Security News
Researchers link XLoader and FakeSpy malware families to Yanbian Gang
Trend Micro researchers believe they have spotted a connection between the XLoader and FakeSpy malware families along with possible ties to the Yanbian Gang. Researchers suspect both malware types are either being operated by the same threat group or that their operators are affiliated with each other as each malware family uses similar code to…
Cybercrime, Security News, Vulnerabilities
Federal employee infects gov’t network with Russian malware through adult video websites
An employee at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) infected his agency’s network with Russian malware delivered via adult websites. The Office of Inspector General initiated an investigation into suspicious internet traffic at the agency’s Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center satellite imaging facility in Sioux Falls, SD when they found an employee visited some…
Cybercrime
Thieves find a new way to hack and steal Teslas
Hackers may be on their way to bringing to life Elon Musk’s worse fear of a fleet hack as thieves have found another way to hack into and steal Teslas undetected. Dutch news site nrc.nl reported a group of thieves in Europe have found a way to circumvent the vehicle’s GPS tracking system and may…
Cybercrime
iXintpwn/YJSNPI distributed in app stores once used to spread ZNIU
App stores that once distributed the rootkit malware used by ZNIU are now distributing a new iXintpwn/YJSNPI Variant.
Cybercrime
President Trump reverses position on ZTE ban despite security warnings, House committee rebukes
The Trump administration is working to lift sanctions on the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE despite top intelligence officials' warnings that the company poses a security risk to the U.S.
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