Tag: malware
Malicious Edge Browser Extensions Reportedly Hijacking Google Searches
Microsoft is investigating reports that some Edge browser extensions are redirecting Google searches to obscure portals like OKSearch.com. Users reporting the issues have identified...
GravityRAT Windows Malware Now Affects Android and macOS
Back in 2017, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) discovered the existence of GravityRAT spyware. The spyware, believed to be operated by Pakistani...
Apple Mistakenly Approved a Malware to Run on Macs: Report
Apple had apparently unwittingly approved a common malware to run on macOS. That's according to a new report from cyber-security researchers, Patrick Wardle and...
New North Korean Malware Can Reportedly Remove Itself from Compromised Systems
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have claimed that North Korean state-sponsored hackers are using a...
‘Chingari’ App Developer’s Website Has Malware, Claims Elliot Alderson
Another day, another news about a possibly dodgy app. And truth be told, none of us can claim to be truly surprised, either. In...
Adware Accounts for 72% of All Malware: Avast
Adware or software that hijacks a device in order to spam the user with unwanted ads now accounts for 72 per cent of all...
Microsoft Takes Down ‘Necurs’ Botnet That Infected 9 Million PCs Globally
Microsoft has announced that it has successfully disrupted a massive botnet network that is believed to have infected more than 9 million computers worldwide....
This Malware Will Make You Type Your Password to Steal Data: Researchers
Stealing banking details of users has become a common practice of attackers in recent times. A report published by the cybersecurity researchers at Fortinet...
Indians Among Those Most Affected by macOS Malware Shlayer
People from India are among those most affected by Shlayer, the most widespread macOS threat in 2019, after those in the US, says a...
Cryptominer Malware Hidden as WAV Accidentally Caused BSODs
Researchers at Guardicore Labs recently came across a malware attack that took down over 800 machines of a medium-sized medical tech company. The malware...
Unusual ‘PureLocker’ Ransomware is Attacking Enterprise Servers
Cyber-security researchers at Intezer Labs and IBM X-Force have discovered an unusual ransomware that's reportedly being used for targeted attacks against enterprise servers. Named...
Apple Removes 17 Malware Apps by Gujarat-based Developer
Apple has removed seventeen apps developed by a Gujarat-based developer from the App Store after suspecting them to be infected with clickware meant to...
Google Removes 22 Apps From Play Store Over Ad Fraud, Malware
Just a few days ago, Google removed Cheetah Mobile’s CM File Manager and Kika Tech’s Kika Keyboard apps from the Play Store after they were...
IoT Malware Sees 4X Rise as Compared to Last Year, and That’s in 2018...
Kaspersky Lab has released a new report on the global IoT ecosystem, which states that not only the number of threats have gone up...
Apple Removes Several Trend Micro Apps From Mac App Store For Stealing User Data
Just a few short days after multiple cyber-security researchers independently confirmed that a Mac App Store malware called 'Adware Doctor' was collecting users’ browsing...
Porn Pops up on Government-Issued School Tablets in Chhattisgarh, Thanks to Malware
The Indian government's Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry distributed tablets to schools in Chhattisgarh in September last year to ease the process of recording attendance...
Fake Banking Apps Targeting India Ejected From Google Play Store
Fake apps are not new to Android, some of them are blatant rip-offs while a few are much more dangerous as they seed malware, steal...
Big Star Labs Spyware Apps, Extensions Haunt Over 11M Android, iOS and Chrome Users
Ad-blocking software maker AdGuard says it has discovered "multiple browser extensions and mobile apps invisibly collecting users' browsing history". Alarmingly, more than 11 million...
Windows Malware Mylobot Adds Your PC to a Botnet
With more and more people coming online for the first time, cybercriminals looking to maximize their investments are using evermore sophisticated methods and malware...
‘Cosiloon’ Adware Pre-installed in Many MediaTek-Powered Android Devices: Avast
By now, it shouldn't surprise anyone when cyber-security firms come out with reports about Android malware, but the scope and scale of the problem...