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Now one can say that only the lazy did not use Hqwar: Kaspersky’s collection of viruses features over 200,000 Trojans packed using Hqwar. Continue reading HQWar: the higher it flies, the harder it drops
BRATA” is a new Android remote access tool malware family. It exclusively targets victims in Brazil: however, theoretically it could also be used to attack any other Android user if the cybercriminals behind it want to. Continue reading Fully equipped Spying Android RAT from Brazil: BRATA
Recently, the popular CamScanner – Phone PDF creator app caught our attention. After analyzing the app, we saw that the developer added an advertising library to it that contains a malicious dropper component. Continue reading An advertising dropper in Google Play
FinSpy is used to collect a variety of private user information on various platforms. Since 2011 Kaspersky has continuously monitored the development of this malware and the emergence of new versions in the wild. According to our telemetry, several dozen unique mobile devices have been infected over the past year, with recent activity recorded in Myanmar in June 2019. Continue reading New FinSpy iOS and Android implants revealed ITW
Even after Google’s security oversight over its already-huge Android ecosystem has evolved over the years, malware apps still keep coming back to Google Play Store.
Sometimes just reposting an already detected malware app from a newly created Play Sto… Continue reading Google Makes it Tough for Rogue App Developers Get Back on Android Play Store
BasBanke is a banking Trojan built to steal financial data such as credentials and bank card numbers, but not limited to this functionality. The propagation of this threat began during the 2018 Brazilian elections, registering over 10,000 installations to April 2019 from the official Google Play Store alone. Continue reading BasBanke: Trend-setting Brazilian banking Trojan
One year has passed since we published the first blogpost about the Roaming Mantis campaign, and this February we detected new activity by the group. Here we follow up on our earlier reporting about the group with updates on their tools and tactics. Continue reading Roaming Mantis, part IV
Spyware might sound like a concept from a Hollywood movie, yet commercial versions of such programs – known in the cybersecurity industry as ‘stalkerware’ – are a daily reality for many people. For the price of just a few dollars, consumer spyware programs allow users to spy on their current or former partners, and even strangers Continue reading Beware of stalkerware
Google has recently released the first beta version of Android Q, the next upcoming version of Google’s popular mobile operating system, with a lot of new privacy improvements and other security enhancements.
Android Q, where Q has not yet been named,… Continue reading Android Q — Google Adds New Mobile Security and Privacy Features
The presented report continues the series of Kaspersky Lab reports that provide an overview of how the financial threat landscape has evolved over the years. It covers the common phishing threats that users encounter, along with Windows-based and Android-based financial malware. Continue reading Financial Cyberthreats in 2018