CamuBot: New Financial Malware Targets Brazilian Banking Customers

IBM X-Force researchers identified new financial malware, dubbed CamuBot, that attempts to camouflage itself as a security module required by the Brazilian banks it targets.

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BackSwap Malware Now Targets Six Banks in Spain

IBM X-Force researchers discovered that BackSwap, a banking Trojan that had previously only targeted Polish banks, now has its sights set on six banks in Spain.

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Mobile Banking Trojans as Keen on Cryptocurrency as PC Malware

Cybercriminals are emulating PC malware to develop mobile banking Trojans that leverage malicious miners to steal cryptocurrency and deliver it to attacker-controlled wallets.

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XMRig: Father Zeus of Cryptocurrency Mining Malware?

XMRig is popular among cybercriminals because it is open source, meaning threat actors can make relatively simple changes to its code to convert the tool into a cryptojacking mechanism.

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Necurs Spammers Go All In to Find a Valentine’s Day Victim

The cybergang behind the Necurs botnet launched a massive romance-themed spam campaign in the lead up to Valentine’s Day, impersonating single Russian women looking for dates online.

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IBM Study: Consumers Weigh in on Biometrics, Authentication and the Future of Identity

IBM Security’s “Future of Identity Study” found that many consumers, especially millennials, are moving beyond passwords and using features such as biometric authentication to secure their identities.

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CPU Vulnerability Can Allow Attackers to Read Privileged Kernel Memory and Leak Data

A hardware vulnerability, discovered independently by researchers from academia and Google, underscores a major microprocessor flaw that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to read data.

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Ursnif v3 Emerges, Targets Australian Bank Customers With Redirection Attacks

A new cybergang operating a recent variant of the Ursnif Trojan has planted its flag in Australia, targeting banking customers with redirection attacks.

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New Banking Trojan IcedID Discovered by IBM X-Force Research

IBM X-Force identified a new Trojan, dubbed IcedID, that uses advanced browser manipulation tactics to target financial institutions in the U.S. and U.K.

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