Six Sharkbot malware-infected applications from the Google Play Store, disguised as antivirus apps, have been removed from the application store after infecting over 15,000 users who installed the program on their Android phones with the trojan. With the help of the malware, the malicious applications aim to steal banking data, personal information, and passwords from...Continue Reading

A new cyberespionage campaign carried out by the APT-C-23, also known as the AridViper APT group, has been observed by security experts, wherein high-ranking Israeli officials are being targeted. The advanced persistent threat (APT) group is a politically driven attack operator based in the Middle East and also goes by Desert Falcon and Two-tailed Scorpion....Continue Reading

A previously unidentified Android spyware has been discovered by researchers targeting Android users to steal their essential and critical information. Researchers explained that the spyware’s infrastructure is identical to a Russian threat group known as Turla. However, they could not yet attribute the spyware campaign to the Russian-speaking group since the researchers still lack sufficient...Continue Reading

Experts have seen developments on a new information-stealing malware dubbed FFDroider that can steal victims’ credentials and cookies stored in their web browsers to hack their social media accounts. Verified social media accounts are attractive targets for threat actors since they can exploit them in several malicious campaigns, such as cryptocurrency scams and malware propagation. The hackers...Continue Reading

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that they have successfully eradicated the Cyclops Blink malware that attacked vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices of WatchGuard and Asus tech firms. This operation interrupted the Russian Federation’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU)’s control over the botnet that infected thousands of devices. Previously attributed to Russia’s GRU, the Sandworm...Continue Reading