IT threat evolution Q3 2016
Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Fusob.h remained the most popular mobile Trojan-Ransomware in the third quarter, accounting for nearly 53% of users attacked by mobile ransomware. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q3 2016
Category Archives: Internet Banking
IT threat evolution in Q2 2016. Statistics
In the second quarter of 2016, Kaspersky Lab’s web antivirus detected 16,119,489 unique malicious objects: scripts, exploits, executable files, etc. 54,539,948 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by web antivirus components. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q2 2016. Statistics
IT threat evolution in Q2 2016. Overview
Bankers and encryptors, ransomware and spyware, old and new exploits; APT attacks, ATM infection, spear phishing and fraud targeting large numbers of users – cybercriminals continue their hunt for money and information Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q2 2016. Overview
SMiShing and the rise of mobile banking attacks
Brazilian cybercriminals are clearly setting their sights on users of mobile banking, with a huge rise in incidents registered in the country over the last two years. In order to carry out these attacks they are using SMiShing (phishing via SMS) and registering new mobile phish domains created especially for this purpose. Continue reading SMiShing and the rise of mobile banking attacks
Lurk Banker Trojan: Exclusively for Russia
We have written about this banker Trojan before. It caught our attention almost as soon as it appeared because it used a fileless spreading mechanism – malicious code was not saved on the hard drive and ran in memory only. However, until now no detailed description of Lurk had been published. Continue reading Lurk Banker Trojan: Exclusively for Russia
IT threat evolution in Q1 2016
2016 has only just got underway, but the first three months have already seen the same amount of cybersecurity events that just a few years ago would have seemed normal for a whole year. The main underlying trends remained the same, while there was significant growth in trends related to traditional cybercrime, especially mobile threats and global ransomware epidemics. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q1 2016