Emotet has evolved into a monetized botnet-as-a-service platform over time, designed to deploy other malware or run campaigns via pay-per-install (PPI) offers, where cybercriminals pay other cybercriminals with a botnet network of infected …
Avast researchers have found password stealer malware, disguised as a private Fortnite server, where users can meet for a private match, and use skins for free. The malware is being heavily propagated on communications platform Discord. The…
We observed an increased number of phishing attacks in the Ukrainian cyberspace in February, just before Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The attacks we observed targeted a network infrastructure hardware producer, a domain admi…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a tremendous amount of empathy from people across the globe. Some have contributed by providing aid and shelter to refugees, while others have donated funds to charities supporting those in Ukrain…
Today, the Winter Olympics will kick off in Beijing. China has recently had its own, national sporting event: On September 15, 2021, the National Games of China began in the Chinese city of Shaanxi. This is an event similar to the Olympics,…
Attackers hide malware in cracked, illegal, unauthorized, repackaged copies of software, giving people who are themselves trying to steal software more than they bargained for. This summer, we talked about Crackonosh hiding in cracked versi…
In March 2021, we wrote about “fleeceware,” mobile apps that aren’t malware but can charge subscribers steep fees, often unexpectedly. In March, we found a total of 204 fleeceware apps in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, with…
Last week, I reported 80 apps belonging to a premium SMS scam campaign, which signs victims up for expensive premium SMS services that earn a bad actor or actors money while ultimately leaving victims completely empty-handed, to Google’s Se…
Reports of a new malware targeting gamers, along with Avast Threat Labs findings on Crackonosh, are reminders that targeting gamers can be big business for cybercriminals. They’re also a reminder that gamers need to protect themselves again…
There’s a lot of money in cryptocurrency these days. In addition to hobby traders, cryptocurrency has attracted the attention of legitimate investors and speculators. It’s also attracted the attention of cyber criminals, who use it for rans…