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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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Necro Trojan Detected in Google Play Apps and Modded Versions of Spotify, WhatsApp
Google Play apps as well as unofficial mods of popular apps are being targeted by attackers to spread a dangerous malware, according to security researchers. Dubbed Necro trojan, this family of malware is capable of keylogging, stealing sensitive information, installing additional malware, remote execution of commands, and more. Two apps in the Goo...
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Clipper Malware Poses Threat to Crypto Transactions: Binance Urges Users to Triple-Check Withdrawal Addresses
Crypto hackers are using Clipper malware to manipulate transaction details and steal tokens. Android users and those using web applications in the crypto community face a higher risk of attack. People frequently copy wallet addresses during transactions. As per Binance, Clipper malware intercepts and alters this clipboard data.
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Government Warns Of Phishing Attack Targeting CrowdStrike Users
CERT-In notes that these phishing attackers are also distributing Trojan malware, disguised as recovery tools.
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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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Hackers Attacked Indian Firms 2,444 Per Week In Last 6 Months: Report
Hackers have attacked Indian organisations on average 2,444 times per week in the last six months, compared to 1,151 attacks per organisation globally, a new report revealed on Thursday.
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Assassinations, Malware Attacks: Timeline Of Iran And Israel's Shadow War
Israel launched a strike on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest of the tit-for-tat exchanges between the regional arch foes whose long-running shadow war has broken into the open.
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UK's Sellafield Nuclear Plant Allegedly Hacked By China And Russia, Government Says...
Britain denied the claims and said it has no records or evidence to suggest that networks at the Sellafield nuclear site were the victim of a cyber attack.
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India Saw Massive Surge in Ransomware, IoT Cyber Attacks in H1 2023: Report
While major economies like the US and the UK witnessed a decline in ransomware attacks, India (up 133 percent) and Germany (52 percent) are among the countries that saw a huge surge in such attacks, the 2023 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report for the January-June period stated. At the global level, a variety of other attacks have trended up, in...
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Malware Attack Detected, Tweets AIIMS Delhi. Minister Says "No Breach"
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi on Tuesday thwarted a malware attack on its servers, ensuring services remain fully secure and functional.
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macOS 'Migraine' Exploit Capable of Bypassing System Integrity Protection Detected by Microsoft
Microsoft has detected a security vulnerability that affects the system integrity protection feature on macOS and grants an attacker access to protected parts of the system. Dubbed "Migraine", the exploit could be used to infect a Mac with malware, gain high-level kernel access and enable rootkits.
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India Saw 31% Rise In Malware Attacks In 2022: Report
India experienced a 31 per cent surge in malware attacks in 2022, which should prompt companies to intensify their efforts in safeguarding themselves against cyberattacks, said a SonicWall report.
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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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WhatsApp Introduces Three New Security Features on Android and iOS: All Details
WhatsApp has recently been working on a few updates and functionalities and has now rolled out three new security features for its users. The features include ‘account protect,’ ‘device verification,’ and ‘automatic security codes.’
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Delhi Police Launch Probe Into AIIMS Cyberattack
A special cell of Delhi police has launched an investigation into the alleged malware attack in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
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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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Necro Trojan Detected in Google Play Apps and Modded Versions of Spotify, WhatsApp
Google Play apps as well as unofficial mods of popular apps are being targeted by attackers to spread a dangerous malware, according to security researchers. Dubbed Necro trojan, this family of malware is capable of keylogging, stealing sensitive information, installing additional malware, remote execution of commands, and more. Two apps in the Goo...
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Clipper Malware Poses Threat to Crypto Transactions: Binance Urges Users to Triple-Check Withdrawal Addresses
Crypto hackers are using Clipper malware to manipulate transaction details and steal tokens. Android users and those using web applications in the crypto community face a higher risk of attack. People frequently copy wallet addresses during transactions. As per Binance, Clipper malware intercepts and alters this clipboard data.
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Government Warns Of Phishing Attack Targeting CrowdStrike Users
CERT-In notes that these phishing attackers are also distributing Trojan malware, disguised as recovery tools.
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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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Hackers Attacked Indian Firms 2,444 Per Week In Last 6 Months: Report
Hackers have attacked Indian organisations on average 2,444 times per week in the last six months, compared to 1,151 attacks per organisation globally, a new report revealed on Thursday.
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Assassinations, Malware Attacks: Timeline Of Iran And Israel's Shadow War
Israel launched a strike on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest of the tit-for-tat exchanges between the regional arch foes whose long-running shadow war has broken into the open.
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UK's Sellafield Nuclear Plant Allegedly Hacked By China And Russia, Government Says...
Britain denied the claims and said it has no records or evidence to suggest that networks at the Sellafield nuclear site were the victim of a cyber attack.
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India Saw Massive Surge in Ransomware, IoT Cyber Attacks in H1 2023: Report
While major economies like the US and the UK witnessed a decline in ransomware attacks, India (up 133 percent) and Germany (52 percent) are among the countries that saw a huge surge in such attacks, the 2023 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report for the January-June period stated. At the global level, a variety of other attacks have trended up, in...
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Malware Attack Detected, Tweets AIIMS Delhi. Minister Says "No Breach"
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi on Tuesday thwarted a malware attack on its servers, ensuring services remain fully secure and functional.
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macOS 'Migraine' Exploit Capable of Bypassing System Integrity Protection Detected by Microsoft
Microsoft has detected a security vulnerability that affects the system integrity protection feature on macOS and grants an attacker access to protected parts of the system. Dubbed "Migraine", the exploit could be used to infect a Mac with malware, gain high-level kernel access and enable rootkits.
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India Saw 31% Rise In Malware Attacks In 2022: Report
India experienced a 31 per cent surge in malware attacks in 2022, which should prompt companies to intensify their efforts in safeguarding themselves against cyberattacks, said a SonicWall report.
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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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WhatsApp Introduces Three New Security Features on Android and iOS: All Details
WhatsApp has recently been working on a few updates and functionalities and has now rolled out three new security features for its users. The features include ‘account protect,’ ‘device verification,’ and ‘automatic security codes.’
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Delhi Police Launch Probe Into AIIMS Cyberattack
A special cell of Delhi police has launched an investigation into the alleged malware attack in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
