How a Cunning Remote Overlay Malware Met Its Match

A remote overlay malware that is attacking Latin American banks met its match in a solution built from behavioral biometrics, deep research, reverse engineering and finely tuned threat modeling.

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Preparing for the Unpredictable: Security in a New World of Mobile Malware

Mobile malware is nothing new. But in recent months, attackers have been getting more creative and resourceful with how they conceal, distribute and deploy these threats.

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IcedID Banking Trojan Spruces Up Injection Tactics to Add Stealth

IBM X-Force analyzed modifications made to IcedID that help the banking Trojan act more stealthily on infected devices.

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Watch Android Malware Automatically Steal 1,000 Euros From a PayPal Account in Seconds

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How Tomer Agayev Fights Financial Fraud Through Curiosity, Suspicion and Education

As threat research team lead at Trusteer, Tomer guards the gateway to both known and unknown threats and passes along his insights to help banking customers protect themselves from social engineering.

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Apt38 Hackers Steals Over $1.1 Billion from Banks in Its New Attack

A new security report reveals that the APT38 hackers have started a new worldwide attack against financial institutions, as a result of this millions of dollars have been hijacked from financial institutions. It is estimated that the criminal collectiv… Continue reading Apt38 Hackers Steals Over $1.1 Billion from Banks in Its New Attack

How Shir Levin Uses Her Nose for News to Sniff Out Identity Fraud

Shir Levin used to report on government and law, but her journalism career wasn’t data-driven enough for her. She now uses her experience in news, psychology and statistics to fight identity fraud.

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Researchers find new financial malware targeting banking customers in Brazil

Bad actors are targeting businesses in Brazil using clever social engineering tactics and camouflaged malware to bypass strong authentication and security controls and ultimately take over bank accounts. Using a Trojan disguised as a legitimate banking… Continue reading Researchers find new financial malware targeting banking customers in Brazil

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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