The creator of a Remote Access Trojan (RAT), responsible for compromising more than 10,000 computers, has been arrested by law enforcement…
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China’s Tonto Team increases espionage activities against Russia
According to analyses of several cybersecurity firms and CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) Ukraine (CERT-UA), the state-sponsored threat actor group Tonto…
Gh0stCringe RAT makes database servers squeal for protection
Researchers have found that the Gh0stCringe RAT is infecting Microsoft SQL and MySQL, and seems to focus on servers with weak…
SoNot SoSafe: Android malware disguises itself as secure messaging app
If you haven’t heard of SoSafe Chat, you will now. This Android app, purported as a secure messaging application that uses…
The Olympics: a timeline of scams, hacks, and malware
The 2020 Olympics are, after a bit of a delayed start, officially in full swing. So too is the possibility for…
A week in security (June 21 – June 27)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Other cybersecurity news: Stay safe, everyone!
Polazert Trojan using poisoned Google Search results to spread
Trojan.Polazert aka SolarMarker has gone back and fine-tuned an old tactic known as SEO-poisoning to plant their Remote Access Trojan (RAT)…
A week in security (January 4 – January 10)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we released survey results about VPN usage and found that 36 percent of our respondents use…
Phishers spoof reliable cybersecurity training company to garner clicks
“It happens to the best of us.” And, indeed, no adage is better suited to a phishing campaign that recently made…
Fake “Corona Antivirus” distributes BlackNET remote administration tool
Scammers and malware authors are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis in full swing. We have seen a number of spam…