Malware attacks on mobile phones increased 2018
A part of Kaspersky Lab, which researches and publishes on the theme of cybersecurity, called Secure List, recently released figures for 2018. Not…
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Malaysia encounters the most malware threats in SEA in 2018
TREND Micro Incorporated, a cyber-security solutions provider, on Feb 28 released its 2018 Security Roundup report revealing that Malaysia ranked first in…
Malware found using Google Drive as its command-and-control server
Since most security tools also keep an eye on the network traffic to detect malicious IP addresses, attackers are increasingly adopting infrastructure of…
New Android Malware Apps use Motion Sensor
Even after so many efforts by Google for preventing its Play Store from malware, shady apps somehow managed to fool its anti-malware protections and get into…
LoJax Malware Continues to Operate 8 Months After Discovery
The conventional wisdom with malware is that you can kill it once and for all by wiping a system and starting from scratch. However, a particularly clever…
Major US papers hit by malware attack
The Los Angeles Times and several other major US newspapers, owned by Tribune Publishing CO such as the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun, were hit by a…
Crypto-Mining Malware Grew By Over 4,000 Percent in 2018
Instances of crypto-mining malware increased by well over 4,000 percent this year, according to research from McAfee.In its December 2018 report, the…
Cryptojacking Overtakes Ransomware as Top Malware in Some Countries
Cryptojacking, the unauthorized use of another’s hardware to mine cryptocurrency, has become the biggest cyber threat in many parts of the world, Bloomberg…
Number of Routers Affected by Crypto Malware
The number of MikroTik routers affected by cryptojacking malware has repotedly doubled since summer 2018, reaching 415,000, security researcher VriesHd tweeted…
Google removes 13 apps containing malware
Google has reportedly removed a total of 13 apps from the Google Play store because they were found to be installing malware on people’s devices. So…