Police in Spain might averted big losses with some Mekotio-related arrests earlier this year, but the malware is back.

Since emerging in mid-September, Egregor has reportedly been used in multiple high-profile ransomware attacks.

It's a “full-fledged spy in your pocket.”

The hackers behind the banking trojan are using text taken directly from the Democratic National Committee's website.

Threat actors using a common banking trojan are improving the ways they get it on victims' systems, according to Juniper Threat Labs.

IBM has uncovered nearly 700 malicious websites related to COVID-19 in Brazil in recent months.

More than just a “loader” that delivers malicious code, Valak can also be used to siphon off data from enterprise networks.

It shows how one piece of code is still inspiring criminals years after law enforcement identified it as pernicious.

It could only be a matter of time before the hackers begin using the malware against banking customers.

Some of the Brazilian banks targeted operate in Spain, Portugal and across Latin America, according to IBM.