Dark web hackers selling payment card data of half a million Indians

By Waqas
As of today, 16 payment cards have already been bought by unknown parties from the marketplace.
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Faketoken malware sends expensive & offensive texts at your expense

By Sudais
Another day, another Android malware.! This time, Faketoken malware has made a comeback and here’s what it does…
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Android Banking Trojans: History, Types, Modus Operandi

One sunny morning, my breakfast was interrupted by a phone call from a friend who is an entrepreneur engaged in the transportation of various goods. He said that $11,000 disappeared from his bank account during the night. The bank support service could… Continue reading Android Banking Trojans: History, Types, Modus Operandi

TrickBot developers have spun up a new backdoor for high-value targets

The people behind banking trojan TrickBot have expanded the malware’s capability with a new backdoor meant to compromise high-value targets, according to new research from SentinelOne. The update should cause alarm for the financial sector, since it can enable cybercriminals to infect systems undetected with malicious software, and then surreptitiously escalate their attack to pilfer off confidential banking information, or launch ransomware attacks, according to SentinelLabs, SentinelOne’s new threat intelligence division. The new backdoor, which SentinelLabs calls “PowerTrick,” is likely launched through Windows management system PowerShell, which seems to indicates that the new fuction has been developed to reach intended victims while avoiding detection. “‘PowerTrick’ is a flexible new tool that allows attackers to augment their access on the fly while still staying undetected, bypassing restrictions and security controls,” Vitali Kremez, who leads research at SentinelLabs, said in a blog post. These findings are the latest addition to a growing body of research that details how scammers […]

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Cybersecurity at Banks a Different Kind of Holiday Stress

Regardless of how they are made or who may be at fault when fraudulent transactions occur, the buck stops at the desks of cybersecurity professionals working at banks and financial institutions. A recent survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers conducted by Ter… Continue reading Cybersecurity at Banks a Different Kind of Holiday Stress

Smashing Security #159: Rap, robbery, and IoT holiday hell

A rapping bank worker is accused of stealing from the vault, the devices that can hide your car’s true mileage, and why it may be a case of “No No No” rather than “Ho Ho Ho” when it comes to IoT toys this Christmas.
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Ginp Android trojan targets banking apps & threatens 2FA/SMS

By Waqas
Dubbed Ginp; the trojan keeps coming back with new capabilities. Here’s what the malware does to Android devices…
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