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An cybercrime group from Russia earns $3 million to $5 million daily through defrauding major U.S. websites of video ad revenue. Continue reading Fraudulent Video Ad Bot Rakes in Close to $5 Million Daily
The Gooligan Android malware steals Google authentication tokens from mobile devices to breach user and corporate accounts. Continue reading Gooligan Malware Breaches 1 Million Google Accounts
Mike Mimoso, Tom Spring and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including all things Android: the crypto weakness, the full disk encryption bypass, and new malware, Hummingbad, which impacts the mobile operating system. The three also discuss the… Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, July 8, 2016
First detected in November, Shedun/HummingBad infections are surging. Continue reading 10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps
Checkpoint researchers report that a cybercrime gang called Yingmob is using the HummingBad malware to exploit millions of Android devices around the world:
Yingmob uses HummingBad to control 10 million devices globally and generate $300,000 per month … Continue reading Android users warned of HummingBad malware, as millions of devices infected
The same group of cybercriminals behind YiSpecter, a strain of iOS malware uncovered last year, are also behind a new type of Android malware, HummingBad.
Continue reading Chinese Ad Firm Raking in $300K a Month Through Adfraud, Android Malware
An Android-based malware campaign has been found to control as many as 85 million Android devices globally and is making its gang an estimated $300,000 per month in fraudulent ad revenue.
A Chinese advertising company called Yingmob is responsible for… Continue reading Chinese Ad Firm Infected 85 Million Android Users to Get More Clicks
Researchers say Chinese group Yingmob is behind malware generating fraudulent ad revenue and installing fraudulent apps. Continue reading A Chinese Ad Firm Is Using Malware to Get More Clicks