Malware

Sketchy Android apps that spy on users and steal data have been a nagging presence inside Google’s Play Store for a while now, despite the search giant’s best efforts to rid its app marketplace of bad actors. It’s basically led to a giant game of whack-a-mole, with the latest apps …

Organizations across the world have been fretting over the issue of cybersecurity for long. The ever-evolving nature of cyberattacks makes it difficult for organizations to keep pace. Cyberattacks are responsible for massive losses and are likely to cost companies almost $5.2 trillion annually, per Absolute Markets Insights data. Cybercriminals use …

Security researchers discovered a new ransomware that encrypts files on Mac computers and requests money from victims. The software, which can lead to many undesirable consequences such as identity theft and data loss, is said to not work if it detects security tools. There are many reasons for Mac users …

Hello everyone, I recently just caught a malware with MB.    I believe they downloaded an executable to latch on to my twitch stream recorder, it was found here:   Malware.AI.986512809, C:USERSMYPCAPPDATAROAMINGTWITCH STUDIOBINTWITCHGPUPRIORITY.EXE   I suspect it’s someone out to get to me lol, but I could be wrong   …

        | Published: Sunday, July 5, 2020, 0:03 [IST] Many short video apps have come to limelight after the Government of India banned 59 China-based apps, including TikTok. ByteDance’s TikTok was one of the most used short-video creating and sharing apps with millions of active users. Some …

Malware can be eliminated by adjusting your screen resolution, claimed by a new study. According to Forbes’ previous report, a prevalent, notorious, and highly dangerous malware strain called “Trickbot” has burst onto the threat radar since 2016. Also Read: WARNING: These 1,000 Phrases Can Incorrectly Activate Siri, Alexa, and Google …

China’s campaign against its Muslim minorities — especially the Uighurs who live in the western province of Xinjiang — is well-documented.  As 2 million Muslim Uighurs have been reportedly been incarcerated in re-education camps, officially known as “vocational training centers.” And members of the Uighur diaspora living outside of China say the …

The popular AdwCleaner tool from Malwarebytes is about to get even more popular as it now can be used entirely from the command line. For those who are not familiar with AdwCleaner, it is a free adware and adware, PUP, spyware, and browser hijacker remover that is used on an …

Alina POS malware operators are using DNS tunnelling technique to steal payment cards data Researchers at CenturyLink’s Black Lotus Labs have uncovered a new campaign that is using added capabilities in Alina point-of-sale (POS) malware to steal payment cards’ data from unsuspecting victims. POS malware, when installed on a point-of-sale …

A Windows Point-of-Sale (POS) malware has been discovered using the DNS protocol to smuggle stolen credit cards to a remote server under attacker’s control. POS malware is installed on point of sale systems to monitor for payments using credit cards. When a payment is processed on a remote terminal or …