A new type of malicious software dubbed TeleGrab has been discovered recently by researchers at Cisco Talos. No, it does not target ordinary users’ computers and personal data on them. Instead, it targets a cloud-based instant messaging service called Telegram.
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Beware of Nigelthorn Malware: It Can Steal Your Facebook Credentials in No Time
Facebook users have always been one of the major cyber criminals’ targets, so it is not surprising that new Facebook malware campaigns are launched from time to time. The newest malicious campaign was detected on the 3rd of May, 2018
Continue reading 0 CommentsHave You Downloaded the Minecraft Skin? You might be Infected with Malware!
Minecraft, a sandbox video game, remains one of the most popular games in the world with 74 million players around the globe, so it is not surprising that cyber criminals have developed malware and uploaded it to the game’s official
Continue reading 0 CommentsTriton: Sophisticated Malware Targeting Industrial Safety Systems
Cybersecurity researchers report that malware dubbed Triton, which is, technically, an attack framework, was used in the attack against industrial safety technology used in oil, gas, nuclear, water, energy, etc. plants for the first time even though it has been
Continue reading 0 CommentsThe Latest Malware Predictions for 2018
No one can see into the future, but predictions can be made. Whether or not these predictions come to reality we will know at the end of this year, but, for now, it is important to assess the threats that
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Popularity, arguably, is a good thing, but it also comes with certain disadvantages. Take mobile devices that run on Android, for example. The number of such devices (be it smartphones or tablets) has been continuously on the rise. According to
Continue reading 0 CommentsMac malware Proton spreads through fake Symantec blog mirroring original posts
On November 21, 2017, Symantec published a blog post warning computer users about a fake website mimicking Symantec's blog and its posts to spread a new strain of the OSX.Proton malware. The infection spread through the mirroring blog targets Mac
Continue reading 0 CommentsSockbot Spread via 8 Apps on the Google Play Store
Do you use an Android device? If you do, are you cautious? Unfortunately, many Android users are pretty careless when it comes to the installation of new apps. Google Play Store comes pre-installed with every Android OS, and, generally, it
Continue reading 0 CommentsUSB Malware
Ever since removable devices became highly popular within the computer users’ community, cyber criminals have implemented this highly useful implementation for malignant intentions. Malware spread via removables reached the peak in 2008, when, according to elsevier.nl, 25% of worms were
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