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A WhatsApp mod with a built-in spy module has been spreading through Arabic and Azeri Telegram channels since August 2023. Continue reading WhatsApp spy mod spreads through Telegram, attacks Arabic-speaking users
Spyware Telegram mod in Uighur and Chinese spreads through Google Play stealing messages and other user data. Continue reading Evil Telegram doppelganger attacks Chinese users
H1 2022 in numbers Geography In H1 2022, malicious objects were blocked at least once on 31.8% of ICS computers globally. Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked For the first time in five years of observations, the lowest percentage in the first half of the year was observed in March. During Continue reading Threat landscape for industrial automation systems for H1 2022
In Q3 2021, 9,599,519 malware, adware and riskware attacks on mobile devices were prevented. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. Mobile statistics
In Q2 2021, we prevented 14,465,672 mobile malware, adware and riskware attacks; 886,105 malicious installation packages were detected, of which 24,604 packages were mobile banking Trojans and 3,623 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. Continue reading IT threat evolution in Q2 2021. Mobile statistics
In 2019, on VirusTotal, we encountered a curious piece of Android spyware which, when analyzed, seemed connected to GravityRAT. The cybercriminals had added a spy module to Travel Mate, an Android app for travelers to India, the source code of which is available on Github. Continue reading GravityRAT: The spy returns
In autumn 2019 we published a story about how a COMpfun successor known as Reductor infected files on the fly to compromise TLS traffic. Later in November 2019 we revealed a new Trojan using the same code base as COMPFun. Continue reading COMpfun authors spoof visa application with HTTP status-based Trojan
Six months ago, we created a special alert that notifies users about commercial spyware (stalkerware) products installed on their phones. This report examines the use of stalkerware and the number of users affected by this software in the first eight months of 2019. Continue reading The State of Stalkerware in 2019