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India Tops Global List For Mobile Malware Attacks: Report
In a startling revelation, India now tops the list for mobile malware attacks globally, surpassing the United States and Canada, with a disappointing step-up from its previous third-place ranking, according to a report.
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ToxicPanda Banking Trojan Infects Over 1,500 Android Smartphones, Targets 16 Banks: Report
ToxicPanda has been detected by security researchers as a new banking trojan, infected devices in Europe and Latin America. It is used to remotely take over accounts on compromised phones, allowing attackers to transfer funds while bypassing a bank's security measures. ToxicPanda was reportedly found on over 1,500 devices, while targeting users of ...
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Medusa Banking Trojan Makes Comeback With Upgrades Targeting Android Devices in Seven Countries
Medusa, a banking Trojan, which was first identified in 2020, has reportedly returned with several new upgrades that make it more threatening. The new variant of the malware is also said to be targeting more regions than before. A report has found it to be active in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US. Medusa primarily attacks ...
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11 Convicted In India's Biggest Cyberattack On Cosmos Bank
A court in Maharashtra's Pune district has convicted 11 people in the Cosmos Bank cyber fraud case, in which hackers siphoned off more than Rs 94 crore through a malware attack over a period of two days in 2018, police said on Sunday.
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Self-Spreading Malware Attacking Gamers, Stealing Credentials via YouTube: Kaspersky
A self-spreading malware is said to be attacking gamers via YouTube videos and stealing usernames, passwords, cookies, bank card details, and autofill data from Chromium- and Gecko-based browsers, data from cryptowallets, as well as instant messengers.
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‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks on Financial Firms on the Rise; Systems Used to Mine Cryptocurrencies, Report Says
Criminals are using cryptojacking attacks to target financial firms like banks and trading houses, to use their systems to mine cryptocurrencies, according to a cybersecurity firm. In a report published on Tuesday, SonicWall revealed that the number of these events rose 30 percent to 66.7 million. Hackers are distributing malware across corporate s...
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Ukraine Government and Banking Websites Hit by More Cyberattacks, Destructive Malware
Ukraine’s parliament and other government and banking websites were hit with another punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks Wednesday, and cybersecurity researchers said unidentified attackers had also infected hundreds of computers with destructive malware.
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Government Warns Banking Users of Android Malware That Pretends to Help Generate Income Tax Refunds
The government has warned Android users in India about a malware called Drinik that promises to help with generating income tax refunds. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said in its advisory that customers of more than 27 Indian banks have already been targeted with the malware.
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Facebook Disables Accounts Used by Palestinian Intelligence to Spy on Citizens
Facebook said it had disabled accounts used by the Palestinian Authority's internal intelligence organisation to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and political opponents.
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CERT-In Says Mobile Banking Android Malware 'EventBot' Horsing Around in Cyberspace
"It is a mobile-banking Trojan and info-stealer that abuses Android''s in-built accessibility features to steal user data from financial applications, read user SMS messages and intercept SMS messages, allowing malware to bypass two-factor authentication," the CERT-In advisory said.
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Two Arrested In Cosmos Bank's Rs 94 Crore Online Fraud Case
Two persons were arrested in connection with the Cosmos Bank cyber fraud case in which hackers allegedly siphoned off over Rs 94 crore through a malware attack on the bank's server in two days, police said Tuesday.
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Money Siphoned From Cosmos Bank Withdrawn From Four Cities: Police
The cyber cell of Pune police which is probing siphoning off of Rs 94 crore from the city-based Cosmos Bank following a malware attack, today said the money was withdrawn from ATMs in Pune, Mumbai, Kolhapur and Indore.
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NPCI Blames Cosmos Bank for Malware Attack
NPCI's Head Risk Management, Bharat Panchal, said "the NPCI's systems are fully secure and this particular issue has occurred within the (Cosmos Bank's) own IT environment.
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India's Cosmos Bank Loses $13.5 Million in Cyber-Attack
Cosmos Bank said unidentified hackers stole customer information through a malware attack on its automated teller machine (ATM) server.
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Beware: This Android Malware Can Steal Your Banking OTP
A new Android malware can steal bank OTP of Axis, SBI, HDFC, ICICI and other Indian banks, says Quick Heal.
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India Tops Global List For Mobile Malware Attacks: Report
In a startling revelation, India now tops the list for mobile malware attacks globally, surpassing the United States and Canada, with a disappointing step-up from its previous third-place ranking, according to a report.
-
ToxicPanda Banking Trojan Infects Over 1,500 Android Smartphones, Targets 16 Banks: Report
ToxicPanda has been detected by security researchers as a new banking trojan, infected devices in Europe and Latin America. It is used to remotely take over accounts on compromised phones, allowing attackers to transfer funds while bypassing a bank's security measures. ToxicPanda was reportedly found on over 1,500 devices, while targeting users of ...
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Medusa Banking Trojan Makes Comeback With Upgrades Targeting Android Devices in Seven Countries
Medusa, a banking Trojan, which was first identified in 2020, has reportedly returned with several new upgrades that make it more threatening. The new variant of the malware is also said to be targeting more regions than before. A report has found it to be active in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US. Medusa primarily attacks ...
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11 Convicted In India's Biggest Cyberattack On Cosmos Bank
A court in Maharashtra's Pune district has convicted 11 people in the Cosmos Bank cyber fraud case, in which hackers siphoned off more than Rs 94 crore through a malware attack over a period of two days in 2018, police said on Sunday.
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Self-Spreading Malware Attacking Gamers, Stealing Credentials via YouTube: Kaspersky
A self-spreading malware is said to be attacking gamers via YouTube videos and stealing usernames, passwords, cookies, bank card details, and autofill data from Chromium- and Gecko-based browsers, data from cryptowallets, as well as instant messengers.
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‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks on Financial Firms on the Rise; Systems Used to Mine Cryptocurrencies, Report Says
Criminals are using cryptojacking attacks to target financial firms like banks and trading houses, to use their systems to mine cryptocurrencies, according to a cybersecurity firm. In a report published on Tuesday, SonicWall revealed that the number of these events rose 30 percent to 66.7 million. Hackers are distributing malware across corporate s...
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Ukraine Government and Banking Websites Hit by More Cyberattacks, Destructive Malware
Ukraine’s parliament and other government and banking websites were hit with another punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks Wednesday, and cybersecurity researchers said unidentified attackers had also infected hundreds of computers with destructive malware.
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Government Warns Banking Users of Android Malware That Pretends to Help Generate Income Tax Refunds
The government has warned Android users in India about a malware called Drinik that promises to help with generating income tax refunds. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said in its advisory that customers of more than 27 Indian banks have already been targeted with the malware.
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Facebook Disables Accounts Used by Palestinian Intelligence to Spy on Citizens
Facebook said it had disabled accounts used by the Palestinian Authority's internal intelligence organisation to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and political opponents.
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CERT-In Says Mobile Banking Android Malware 'EventBot' Horsing Around in Cyberspace
"It is a mobile-banking Trojan and info-stealer that abuses Android''s in-built accessibility features to steal user data from financial applications, read user SMS messages and intercept SMS messages, allowing malware to bypass two-factor authentication," the CERT-In advisory said.
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Two Arrested In Cosmos Bank's Rs 94 Crore Online Fraud Case
Two persons were arrested in connection with the Cosmos Bank cyber fraud case in which hackers allegedly siphoned off over Rs 94 crore through a malware attack on the bank's server in two days, police said Tuesday.
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Money Siphoned From Cosmos Bank Withdrawn From Four Cities: Police
The cyber cell of Pune police which is probing siphoning off of Rs 94 crore from the city-based Cosmos Bank following a malware attack, today said the money was withdrawn from ATMs in Pune, Mumbai, Kolhapur and Indore.
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NPCI Blames Cosmos Bank for Malware Attack
NPCI's Head Risk Management, Bharat Panchal, said "the NPCI's systems are fully secure and this particular issue has occurred within the (Cosmos Bank's) own IT environment.
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India's Cosmos Bank Loses $13.5 Million in Cyber-Attack
Cosmos Bank said unidentified hackers stole customer information through a malware attack on its automated teller machine (ATM) server.
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Beware: This Android Malware Can Steal Your Banking OTP
A new Android malware can steal bank OTP of Axis, SBI, HDFC, ICICI and other Indian banks, says Quick Heal.
