SimplLocker does what its name suggests: Simply locks your phone!

A new Android mobile Trojan called Simplocker has emerged from a rather shady Russian forum, encrypting files for ransom. AVAST detects the Trojan as Android:Simplocker, avast! Mobile Security and avast! Mobile Premium users can breathe a sigh of relief; we protect from it! The Trojan was discovered on an underground Russian forum by security researchers […]

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国際的な法執行機関により、金銭詐取を目的としたボットネットや Cryptolocker ランサムウェアネットワークの背後にいる攻撃グループが所有している大規模なインフラが押収されました。

Black marketed Windows banking & POS Trojan Minerva turns in-the-wild

The path from the creation of malicious program to its delivery onto victims’ computers is long nowadays and involves many different players with the same goal – to make a financial gain. Malware authors usually offer their software to cyber criminals who in turn distribute it via underground forums. This is the how they keep their […]

Black marketed Windows banking & POS Trojan Minerva turns in-the-wild

The path from the creation of malicious program to its delivery onto victims’ computers is long nowadays and involves many different players with the same goal – to make a financial gain. Malware authors usually offer their software to cyber criminals who in turn distribute it via underground forums. This is the how they keep their […]

How to protect yourself from the coming virus apocalypse

After the takedown of a major botnet, users have a “two-week window” to protect themselves against a powerful computer attack that ransoms people’s data and steals millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims. If you read our blog, you are familiar with the dangers of the Zeus Trojan and ransomware, and how people get infected. Here’s […]

GameOver Zeus May not be as Over as You Think

The FBI, along with the Department of Justice, announced a multinational effort on their website that has disrupted a botnet called GameOver Zeus. GameOver Zeus has infected millions of Internet users around the world and has stolen millions of dollars.   The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has worked closely with the FBI to crack […]