After Big Takedown Efforts, 20 More BankBot Mobile Malware Apps Make It Into Google Play

IBM X-Force researchers discovered 20 apps in the Google Play Store that deliver mobile malware to unsuspecting Android users.

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TrickBot Habla Español: Trojan Widens Its Attack Scope in Spain, Brings Redirection Attacks to Local Banks

The TrickBot Trojan has been steadily ramping up its activity this year, going into a rather intensive period of updates and attacks that started in Q2.

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TrickBot Spreads to the Nordics, Launches Redirection Attacks in France

The TrickBot Trojan, which recently tested redirection attacks in France, expanded its list of targets to include banks in Sweden and other Nordic areas.

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Zeus Sphinx Pushes Empty Configuration Files — What Has the Sphinx Got Cooking?

Amid a period of targetless activity, IBM X-Force researchers are wondering where the operators behind the Zeus Sphinx Trojan are planning to strike next.

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Unwrapping the Mystery: Did a Big, Slimy Internet Worm Make Hundreds of Organizations WannaCry?

IBM X-Force revealed that WannaCry spread to its targets like a computer worm. But unlike a classic worm, it carried a malicious payload of ransomware.

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GootKit Malvertising Brings Redirection Attacks to Italian Banks

The cybergang behind GootKit followed up its recent U.K. activity by launching redirection attacks at Italian banking services.

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WannaCry Ransomware Spreads Across the Globe, Makes Organizations Wanna Cry About Microsoft Vulnerability

The operators of malware known as WannaCry/WanaCrypt0r 2.0 are believed to have caused the biggest ransomware attack ever recorded.

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GootKit Launches Redirection Attacks in the UK

X-Force researchers discovered that the cybergang behind the GootKit banking Trojan recently began launching redirection attacks in the U.K.

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Neverquest Gang Takes Leave — Is It the End of the Quest?

IBM X-Force researchers recently observed a massive drop in Neverquest malware campaigns. Is it the end of an era for this Trojan?

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TrickBot Is Hand-Picking Private Banks for Targets — With Redirection Attacks in Tow!

According to IBM X-Force Research, the operators of the infamous TrickBot Trojan have been hand-picking private banks to target with redirection attacks.

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