Fake error popups are spreading malware fast

Cybercriminals use ErrTraffic tool to automate malware distribution through fake browser error messages, with attacks ...
PC Magazine

Mobile Threat Monday: Don't Update Your Phone With Malware

Technology is about progress, always improving and moving forward. A handful of software updates can turn your aging phone or laptop into a machine that feels brand new. But this obsession with the ...
IBTimes UK

Android malware posing as software update could drain your bank account

A sophisticated strain of Android banking malware that can steal users' financial information – including credit card details – is currently in circulation posing as a software update, researchers ...
PC Magazine

New Android Malware Poses as Security Update To Take Control of Devices

Before you approve what appears to be a new Android update, you may want to verify that you're installing the real thing. According to mobile security firm Zimperium zLabs, a new form of malware ...
Computing

SMBs beware! This is how automated software updates spread malware

You're surfing the web, and suddenly a pop-up appears asking you to update a piece of software on your computer. Today, we should all be canny enough to hesitate ...
TechRadar

More fake Windows updates are spreading malware, so watch what you download

Researchers have warned of a new cyber scam campaign using fake Windows updates to trick victims into downloading and running the Aurora infostelaer on their devices. Experts at Malwarebytes recently ...
TechRadar

Antivirus updates hijacked to drop dangerous malware

Imagine if your antivirus program infected your computer with malware - that’s exactly what happened to some eScan antivirus users recently. A new report from Avast has explained how a threat actor, ...
CRN

Apple Silently Updates Mac OS With Malware Protection

Researchers at Sophos Labs, which first detected Apple's silent upgrade, said that Apple updated its XProtect.plist, a file that contains basic signatures for various Mac threats, specifically to ...
Daily Mail

Beware the fake WhatsApp update that could leave you out of pocket: Malware gives criminals access to banking apps

Malware masquerading as a WhatsApp update has the ability to access the banking apps stored elsewhere on your phone, experts have warned. There have been several cases reported of unsuspecting Android ...
InfoWorld

Hackers update malware tool kit with zero-day code

A new version of the IcePack hacker exploit tool kit has been released, security researchers warned Tuesday, and for the first time it includes attack code designed to exploit an unpatched, or ...