RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 01: An aerial view of the statue of Christ the Redeemer during the opening ceremony of the festivities in honor of the 90th anniversary of the statue on March 1, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The monument was inaugurated in 1931, and the announcement of the festivities coincides with today’s date when the city of Rio de Janeiro celebrates 456 years. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Potent Brazilian banking trojan resurfaces in South America, despite arrests that averted $4M theft Police in Spain might averted big losses with some Mekotio-related arrests earlier this year, but the malware is back. Nov 3, 2021
Randstad, a multinational human resources company, has disclosed a cyberattack (Flickr/Roel Wijnants) Ransomware gang Egregor publishes details from HR firm Randstand following hack Since emerging in mid-September, Egregor has reportedly been used in multiple high-profile ransomware attacks. Dec 4, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Banking trojans are an export of the Brazilian cybercriminal market (Flickr/Benjamin Thompson) Crooks behind Ghimob banking trojan have ambitions far beyond Brazil, researchers say It's a “full-fledged spy in your pocket.” Nov 9, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Emotet hackers are using Democratic Party content in email scam The hackers behind the banking trojan are using text taken directly from the Democratic National Committee's website. Oct 2, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
IcedID has been used in a variety of financially-motivated attacks targeting banks, payment card providers, payroll, and e-commerce sites. (Getty Images) A financially-motivated attack group is getting better at using this banking trojan Threat actors using a common banking trojan are improving the ways they get it on victims' systems, according to Juniper Threat Labs. Aug 13, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
A bus driver in Pernambuco, Brazil, wears a face mask with Brazil’s flag. Crooks in Brazil are impersonating government apps used to sign up for financial relief and sending people a flurry of text and email messages asking them to hand over their data. (Getty Images) In Brazil, scammers see the coronavirus as a serious money-making opportunity IBM has uncovered nearly 700 malicious websites related to COVID-19 in Brazil in recent months. Jul 8, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
‘Valak’ gives crooks flexibility in multi-stage malware attacks More than just a “loader” that delivers malicious code, Valak can also be used to siphon off data from enterprise networks. May 28, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Zeus’s legacy lives on as crooks target banking customers in the US and Europe It shows how one piece of code is still inspiring criminals years after law enforcement identified it as pernicious. May 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
EventBot is capable of targeting no less than 200 financial apps on the Android operating system. (Getty Images) ‘EventBot’ comes online amid flurry of regularly updated banking trojans It could only be a matter of time before the hackers begin using the malware against banking customers. Apr 30, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Brazilian currency. A new banking trojan is targeting Brazilian banks (Flickr/Mark Hillary). A malicious Android app is trying to scam Brazilian bank customers Some of the Brazilian banks targeted operate in Spain, Portugal and across Latin America, according to IBM. Apr 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas