Category Archives: Trusteer

Kronos Malware Reemerges with Increased Functionality

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The Evolution of Kronos Malware The Kronos malware is believed to have originated from the leaked source code of the Zeus malware, which was sold on the Russian underground in 2011. Kronos continued to evolve and a new variant of Kronos emerged in 2014 and was reportedly sold on the darknet for approximately $7,000. Kronos […]

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A View Into Web(View) Attacks in Android

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James Kilner contributed to the technical editing of this blog. Nethanella Messer, Segev Fogel, Or Ben Nun and Liran Tiebloom contributed to the blog. Although in the PC realm it is common to see financial malware used in web attacks to commit fraud, in Android-based financial malware this is a new trend. Traditionally, financial malware […]

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New ZE Loader Targets Online Banking Users

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IBM Trusteer closely follows developments in the financial cyber crime arena. Recently, we discovered a new remote overlay malware that is more persistent and more sophisticated than most current-day codes. In this post we will dive into the technical details of the sample we worked on and present ZE Loader’s capabilities and features. The parts […]

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Why Fraudsters Are Flying High on Airline Loyalty Programs

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Reading Time: 6 minutes While the value of airline loyalty programs and the customers they serve is well-established, protecting these assets with security controls needs to be more than an afterthought.

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How a Cunning Remote Overlay Malware Met Its Match

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A remote overlay malware that is attacking Latin American banks met its match in a solution built from behavioral biometrics, deep research, reverse engineering and finely tuned threat modeling.

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How Former Bomb Disposal Expert and Lighting Designer Shaked Vax Pivoted Toward a Cybersecurity Career

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Shaked Vax dismantles bombs and created light shows for rock stars before starting his cybersecurity career. Now he’s leading IBM Trusteer’s move into frictionless identity management.

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How Tomer Agayev Fights Financial Fraud Through Curiosity, Suspicion and Education

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As threat research team lead at Trusteer, Tomer guards the gateway to both known and unknown threats and passes along his insights to help banking customers protect themselves from social engineering.

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Why You Should Act Now to Prevent Peer-to-Peer Payments Network Fraud

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Financial institutions seeking a piece of the hot P2P payments market must act to prevent network fraud with a multilayered prevention approach that includes a robust fraud detection engine.

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Why Limor Golan Works Hard to Make Security Operations Easier

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Limor Golan is a self-described hyperactive developer who works best under stress. Trusteer was so impressed they created a role specifically for her to improve security operations through automation.

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