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More trouble in Google Play land

October 20, 2017 admin Android/Backdoor.Clientor.fun, Bot, Botnet, cybercrime, Google Play, Mobile, sockbot

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 20:41:36 +0000

After our mobile security experts repeatedly discovered adware on several apps on the Google Play store, our friends at Symantec have unearthed at least eight malicious apps that are found capable of adding affected mobile devices to a botnet.

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Mac malware OSX.Proton strikes again

October 20, 2017 admin cybercrime, Mac Cybercrime

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:55:38 +0000

The hackers responsible for the Mac malware OSX.Proton have struck again, this time infecting a copy of the Elmedia Player app.

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419 scammer offers USD $60 million—and a free child

October 18, 2017 admin 419, cybercrime, fake, phish, phishing, SCAM, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 18:46:18 +0000

419 scammers offering up untold riches are nothing new. But untold riches and an adopted child for good measure? How could we not explore this one further?

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IRS Cybercrime Agent Lurks Dark Web Subreddit Looking For Hackers

October 17, 2017 admin cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark web, Darknetmarkets, hacking, infosec, irs, law enforcement, Reddit, subreddit

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:35:06 +0000

Even the taxman lurks on r/DarkNetMarkets.

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Yet more mobile adware found in Google Play

October 17, 2017 admin Adware, Android, android adware, cybercrime, Mobile, mobile adware, potentially unwanted programs

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 07:25:29 +0000

Two new mobile adware variants were found in the Google Play store—all in one week.

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Mobile Menace Monday: despicable adware

October 16, 2017 admin Adware, Android, android adware, cybercrime, Mobile, potentially unwanted programs

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:00:16 +0000

Are you wondering how that mysterious icon ended up on your Android phone’s start screen? Annoyed at the ads clogging your notification bar? It’s adware, and you aren’t alone.

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Labs report: summer ushers in unprecedented season of breaches

October 12, 2017 admin 3rd quarter, Android malware, astrum, breach, Cerber, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, emotet, Equifax, exploit kit, francophone, fruitfly, globeimposter, Locky, mac malware, malicious spam, malspam, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news, National Health Service, NHS, oceanlotus, q3 2017, report, RIG, smartscreen, sonic, tech support scams, trickbot, trojan.clicker.hyj, whole foods

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:27 +0000

In this edition of the Malwarebytes Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report, we saw a number of high profile breaches targeting the personal information of hundreds of millions of people. We also observed shifts in malware distribution, the revival of some old families, and found cases of international tech support scams.

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