Kaspersky has assisted an INTERPOL-coordinated action, which has led to Brazilian authorities arresting five administrators behind a Grandoreiro banking trojan operation. According to conservative estimates, the banking trojan operators are believed to have defrauded victims of more than 3.5 million euros (more than PHP 214 million). Grandoreiro is a Brazil-originated banking trojan, which, according to… Continue reading Kaspersky supports INTERPOL-coordinated action to disrupt Grandoreiro malware operation
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58 percent of malware families sold as a service are ransomware
The Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team presented a new study that reveals ransomware as the most widespread Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) over the past seven years. The study is based on research conducted on 97 malware families been distributed on the dark web and other resources. Additionally, the researchers found that cybercriminals often lease infostealers, botnets, loaders,… Continue reading 58 percent of malware families sold as a service are ransomware
Malware that steals credentials and credit card details abuses the biggest new games
In the first half of 2022, Kaspersky researchers detected increased activity of cybercriminals abusing gamers. The number of users attacked by malicious software, which gathers sensitive data and spreads under the guise of some of the most popular gaming titles, has increased by 13% compared to the first half of 2021. In attempts to download… Continue reading Malware that steals credentials and credit card details abuses the biggest new games
Kaspersky detects increased spread of the Ad-Fraudsters, “SilentFade” malware in Southeast Asia
Researchers from Kaspersky have spotted a significant growth of the malware used by SilentFade, the gang responsible for $4 million fraud on Facebook in 2019. Just last January 2021, experts from the global cybersecurity company have recorded and analyzed Frank rootkit and found similarities to the campaign. The most number of incidents for the past… Continue reading Kaspersky detects increased spread of the Ad-Fraudsters, “SilentFade” malware in Southeast Asia
And the malware goes to…
Popular films gain the attention of cybercriminals, no less than movie fans, with the Oscars in the calendar only upping the stakes. To better understand how cybercriminals try to capitalize on our interest in high-profile movies, Kaspersky researchers looked into the prevalence of such scams. With over 20 phishing websites and 925 malicious files detected… Continue reading And the malware goes to…
Malware hides behind top music award nominees
Cybercriminals are actively exploiting the names of artists and songs nominated for Grammy 2020 awards, to spread malware. Kaspersky protection technologies detected a 39% rise in attacks (attempts to download or run malicious files) under the guise of nominees’ works in 2019, compared to 2018. Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Post Malone were attackers’ favorites,… Continue reading Malware hides behind top music award nominees
The sky-rise of droppers: phishing and malware attacks surface amid premiere of famous space-saga
Popular films are often used by cybercriminals as bait to distribute malware, and the latest movie saga from “a galaxy far, far away” is no exception. This year, the latest, and last film of the sequel’s trilogy, has drawn the attention of attackers even before the premiere, with fraudulent websites and malicious files of the… Continue reading The sky-rise of droppers: phishing and malware attacks surface amid premiere of famous space-saga
How Can Malware Impact Your Business?
Malware is the use of software to infiltrate computers and online sources. Everyone has heard of hackers and identity thieves who have invaded people’s email accounts, personal accounts and e-commerce websites. Your business suffers losses in money, privacy and trust when this event happens. Here are a handful of ways that malware has affected millions… Continue reading How Can Malware Impact Your Business?
Russian-speaking APTs Turla and Sofacy share malware delivery scheme, and overlap some targets in Asia
Kaspersky Lab researchers monitoring the various clusters of the long standing, Russian-speaking threat actor, Turla (also known as Snake or Uroburos) have discovered that the most recent evolution of its KopiLuwak malware is delivered to victims using code nearly identical to that used just a month earlier by the Zebrocy operation, a subset of Sofacy… Continue reading Russian-speaking APTs Turla and Sofacy share malware delivery scheme, and overlap some targets in Asia
Amount of malware targeting smart devices more than doubled in 2017
The total number of malware samples targeting smart devices has reached more than 7,000, with over half of these emerging in 2017, according Kaspersky Lab’s researchers. With over 6 billion smart devices being used across the globe, people are increasingly being put at risk from malware targeting their connected lives. Smart devices – such as… Continue reading Amount of malware targeting smart devices more than doubled in 2017
Old Android devices at risk from automatically downloaded and executed malware
While observing the activity of several cybercriminal groups, Kaspersky Lab researchers have spotted unusual activity in a malicious script, on an infected website, which is putting Android users at risk. The script usually activates the download of Flash exploits, to attack Windows-users. The script is a set of special instructions for execution in the browser,… Continue reading Old Android devices at risk from automatically downloaded and executed malware