Spider-Man: No Way Home exploited to push phishing and malware scams

By Deeba Ahmed
Scammers are exploiting the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home to steal credit card and banking data along with harvesting login credentials of unsuspected users.
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The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

In the past twelve months, the word “ransomware” has popped up in countless headlines worldwide across both print and digital publications. But how did we get here and what has changed about the ransomware landscape since it was first our story of the year in 2019? Continue reading The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

300.000+ users downloaded malware droppers from Google Play

Since August 2021, malware peddlers have managed to spread four families of Android banking trojans via malware droppers introduced in Google Play. They did it by employing a series of tricks to bypass the app store’s restrictions, evade automatic dete… Continue reading 300.000+ users downloaded malware droppers from Google Play

300,000 Android users impacted by malware apps on Google Play Store

By Waqas
In total, 4 different banking trojan malware disguised as cryptocurrency apps, QR code readers, PDF scanners, fitness monitors, etc. were identified on the Play Store.
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Why doesn’t Defender get suspicious if a program adds exceptions to the Defender?

One can simply add exceptions to the Windows Defender by running this command in Powershell:
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath <your_path>

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Emotet stages a comeback via Trickbot and spam

Emotet is back – a number of researchers have confirmed. About Emotet Emotet is a modular banking trojan that also functions as a downloader of other trojans and malware/ransomware. In January 2021, law enforcement and judicial authorities worldw… Continue reading Emotet stages a comeback via Trickbot and spam