Threat Category: Mobile threats | Page 21

This quarterly report may be the most unusual of all of our previous quarterly reports. The events that took place during the first six months of 2007 have shown us that the direction in which threats are evolving is from social engineering to the increased usage of a variety of vulnerabilities to penetrate the system

This week’s been an interesting one in the world of mobile malware. We detected three variants of a new Trojan for mobile phones, Trojan-SMS.SymbOS.Viver

The one that didn’t get away

Strangers on a train

Do you think that installing Linux on an iPod is a waste of time? If you work in an anti-virus company it’s not – you’re preparing the device to play with the first known virus for iPod.

This report examines the evolution of malicious programs for mobile devices during the course of 2006.

A few thoughts

Kaspersky Lab presents the latest quarterly report on malware evolution

Tracking mobile malware proves interesting

The second part of Kaspersky Lab’s latest report provides an overview of mobile malware epidemics and flaws in mobile operating systems

This first part of this latest report from the Kaspersky Virus Lab examines the evolution of malware for mobile devices

At the beginning of 2006, writers of malicious code for mobile devices showed increased activity, they released a whole range of new malicious programs for mobile phones.

Today one of our users told us about a particular program which has been placed on a popular Russian mobile phone site. This program is allegedly designed to ‘steal money from mobile operators’.

The first quarter of 2006 marks a turning point in mobile malware development. The era of quantitative development, with its numerous, but primitive Trojans for Symbian OS has ended.

In the majority of European countries it’s possible to buy a mobile phone for very little money. In effect, the cost of the handset is subsidized by the service provider. However, in many cases, the phone will only work on a specified network.

If the user wants to put in a new SIM card, and…

Reports

Kaspersky GReAT experts uncovered a new campaign by Lazarus APT that exploits vulnerabilities in South Korean software products and uses a watering hole approach.

MysterySnail RAT attributed to IronHusky APT group hasn’t been reported since 2021. Recently, Kaspersky GReAT detected new versions of this implant in government organizations in Mongolia and Russia.

Kaspersky researchers analyze GOFFEE’s campaign in H2 2024: the updated infection scheme, new PowerModul implant, switch to a binary Mythic agent.

Kaspersky GReAT experts discovered a complex APT attack on Russian organizations dubbed Operation ForumTroll, which exploits zero-day vulnerabilities in Google Chrome.

Mobile threats

Malware Evolution: April – June 2007

Viver unveiled

The one that didn’t get away

Strangers on a train

iNfector for iPod

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2006: Mobile malware

Apple’s iPhone

Malware Evolution: July – September 2006

Mobile threats – myth or reality?

Mobile Malware Evolution: An Overview, Part 2

Mobile Malware Evolution: An Overview, Part 1

Kaspersky Security Bulletin, January – June 2006: Malicious programs for mobile devices

Mobile phone trojans

News from the Mobile Front

Grey market phones – a security risk

Reports

Operation SyncHole: Lazarus APT goes back to the well

IronHusky updates the forgotten MysterySnail RAT to target Russia and Mongolia

GOFFEE continues to attack organizations in Russia

Operation ForumTroll: APT attack with Google Chrome zero-day exploit chain

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