It was the middle of last year that we detected the start of mass attacks by the xHelper Trojan on Android smartphones, but even now the malware remains as active as ever. Read Full Article
iOS exploit chain deploys LightSpy feature-rich malware
A watering hole was discovered on January 10, 2020 utilizing a full remote iOS exploit chain to deploy a feature-rich implant named LightSpy. The site appears to have been designed to target users in Hong Kong based on the content of the landing page. Read Full Article
MonitorMinor: vicious stalkerware?
The other day, our Android traps ensnared an interesting specimen of software that can be used for stalking. On closer inspection, we found that this app outstrips all existing software of its class in terms of functionality. Read Full Article
Cookiethief: a cookie-stealing Trojan for Android
We recently discovered a new strain of Android malware. Trojan-Spy.AndroidOS.Cookiethief turned out to be quite simple. Its main task was to acquire root rights on the victim device, and transfer cookies used by the browser and Facebook app to the cybercriminals’ server. Read Full Article
Roaming Mantis, part V
Kaspersky has continued to track the Roaming Mantis campaign. The group’s attack methods have improved and new targets continuously added in order to steal more funds. Read Full Article
Mobile malware evolution 2019
In 2019, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected 3,503,952 malicious installation packages, 69,777 new mobile banking Trojans and 68,362 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Read Full Article
Smartphone shopaholic
Cybercriminals use Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Shopper.a to boost certain app’s rating and increase the number of installations and registrations. All this can be used, among other things, to dupe advertisers. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q3 2019. Statistics
Kaspersky solutions blocked 989,432,403 attacks launched from online resources in 203 countries across the globe; 560,025,316 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by Web Anti-Virus components. Read Full Article
IT threat evolution Q3 2019
Mobile espionage targeting the Middle East, new FinSpy iOS and Android implants, Dtrack banking malware and other security news Read Full Article
HQWar: the higher it flies, the harder it drops
Now one can say that only the lazy did not use Hqwar: Kaspersky’s collection of viruses features over 200,000 Trojans packed using Hqwar. Read Full Article