Threats

Kaspersky experts found the PhantomLance Trojan backdoor for Android in Google Play.

Kaspersky researchers publish a decryptor that can help get back files encrypted by all strains of Shade/Troldesh ransomware.

How scammers are exploiting delivery problems during the epidemic — and how not to fall for their tricks.

Attackers are infecting users’ computers with a backdoor posing as an Adobe Flash Player update.

During a cyberattack in Hong Kong, LightSpy spyware infected the iPhones of people visiting counterfeit news sites.

Microsoft has posted a security advisory about vulnerabilities in Adobe Type Manager Library, which are already being exploited by cybercriminals.

MonitorMinor is one of the most dangerous spying apps for Android out there. Here’s why.

Microsoft has released a patch for newly discovered critical vulnerability CVE-2020-0796 in the network protocol SMB 3.1.1.

How APTs compromise the privacy and security of average citizens that they do not target directly.

Victor Chebyshev talks about the most common mobile threats and attack vectors of 2019.

Inexpensive, no-fuss Burning Man tickets for sale online. Just one problem: They’re fake.

In the hunt for your bank card info, the malware overlays apps with phishing pages and uses fake notifications to get you to open the apps.

Phishing and business e-mail compromise attacks rely on fake e-mails. But why is it so easy for attackers to make them so convincing?

Fear of the coronavirus is being leveraged by cybercriminals online to spread trojans and malware.

Using simple tools such as lasers and music to trick voice assistants and motion sensors.

On this podcast, Dave and Jeff discuss the latest scam targeting Travelex customers, a phishing attack on the UN, Australia relief being targeted by Magecart, and more.

Under the pretext of compensation for data leaks, fraudsters are selling “temporary U.S. social security numbers.”

The ransomware app now uses infected devices to send SMS messages abroad on the victim’s dime.

How paranoid employers and jealous partners can spy on you, and why chip bags are best left to movie heroes.

Extorters are demanding ransom not in cryptocurrency, but in prepaid debit cards. All the same, you shouldn’t pay.

Two schemes whereby a victim receives money — and neither one is good news.