Displaying items by tag: Banking Trojan

Nearly 10 months after it was taken down by authorities in Europe, the US and Canada, the Emotet botnet appears to have returned, with at least one of the bots associated with it being observed by a security firm.

An Android banking trojan, that targets users of the Australian Government's my.gov.au site and also users of the National Australia Bank website, has been spotted by security firm Kaspersky, which claims the malware is adopting what it describes as "unusual" tactics.

A banking trojan named Retefe that targeted Austria, Sweden and Switzerland, routing online banking traffic through a proxy instead of the usual Web injects that other trojans use, has made a comeback, with more regular attacks on Swiss and German victims in April, the security firm Proofpoint claims.

Researchers at IBM's X-Force Research have discovered a Windows banking trojan that is unusual in one major respect: it uses a Microsoft SQL Server database server as its command-and-control server.

The stay of detained British security researcher Marcus Hutchins in the US will be prolonged further, after his lawyers gained more time on Thursday to argue why statements he made after his arrest should be suppressed.

A variant of the infamous Dridex banking trojan has appeared in the guise of ransomware in recent months, the Slovakian security firm ESET says, with the new malware focusing on higher-profile targets rather than end-users.

A US court has lifted the curfew imposed on British security researcher Marcus Hutchins and also not require him to be monitored through wearing a GPS bracelet, according to a court document dated 19 October.

ESET has discovered yet another banking Trojan app – this time disguised as a Flashlight widget and targeting a potentially unlimited number of apps.

Targeting major banks in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey this Trojan can steal logins from more than 20 mobile banking apps. It can also bypass two-factor authentication and intercept SMS bank approvals.

Acecard malware is one of the most dangerous Android banking Trojans ever seen. It is capable of attacking nearly 50 different online financial apps and services and can bypass Google Play store’s security measures.

Tidal waves of spam are fuelling the growth of the Dridex Trojan - one of the most dangerous financial threats ever. The sheer size of the spam campaigns can sometimes overwhelm victims.

Is mobile banking safe? Millions use smartphones to pay online. Kaspersky Labs has discovered a new version of Asacub that targets Android users for financial gain.

Tinba, a virulent, second generation, Banking Trojan is targeting Russian, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe financial institutions as well as other global financial hot spots such as US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.