Tag Archives: Banker

South Korea hit with banking malware using VPN connection

South Korean banks have been attacked by hackers again! This is not the first time we reported malware which targets Korean banking customers. In the past, we wrote about Chinese threats against Korean Windows users and last year we published a series of blogposts, Fake Korean bank applications for Android (part 1, part 2, part […]

Reveton ransomware has dangerously evolved

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The old ransomware business model is no longer enough for malware authors. New additions have made Reveton into a truly dangerous business. The latest generation of Reveton, the infamous “police” lock screen/ransomware, targets new black market business. The authors upped the ante of the despised malware from a LockScreen-only version to a dangerously powerful password […]

Hesperus (Evening Star) Shines as Latest ‘Banker’ Trojan

Hesperus, or Hesperbot, is a newly discovered banker malware that steals user information, mainly online banking credentials. In function it is similar to other “bankers” in the wild, especially Zbot. Hesperus means evening star in Greek. It is very active in Turkey and the Czech Republic and is slowly spreading across the globe. This sophisticated Read more…