Last week, we talked about a new banking Trojan, called TrickBot, that is plaguing banks all around the world, including the US, UK and Australia. In this article, we will take in inside look at how the Trojan works. TrickBot has made its way into the banking sector over recent months by using a malvertising […]
In September 2016, researchers at Fidelis Cybersecurity discovered a new malware bot dubbed TrickBot or “TrickLoader” by its authors. They found that it had a lot in common with the infamous Dyre banking Trojan. Not only was the loader similar, but the code itself was very familiar, suggesting that some of the original Dyre authors […]
A Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal is a computerised version of a cash register. It has the ability to record and track customer orders, process credit and debit cards, connect to other systems in a network, and manage inventory. Most POS terminals contain a personal computer, which stores specific programs and I/O devices relevant to the company […]
The amount of time the average person spends online is constantly increasing. There is a plethora of tasks – banking, shopping, TV viewing, chatting with friends, studying – that people carry out online on a daily basis, and there is always something new, just around the corner, which will drag us back to our PCs […]
Most people in Australia would have heard about the recent email scam doing the rounds, purporting to be from a well-known energy company. The email prompted the recipient to click on a link to download a copy of their bill. Instead of downloading an invoice however, the victims actually downloaded a virus (in the form […]
Millions of customers of Australia’s big four banks and other banks and financial institutions globally were recently the target of a mobile malware attack (20 banking apps in total). The sophisticated attack on Android devices is able to steal banking credentials and outsmart two-factor authentication security. It is anticipated that these types of mobile malware […]
Google Safe Browsing is a service offered by Google that provides lists of URLs for websites that contain malware or phishing content. This is known as a Blacklist. The Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox web browsers all use the Google Safe Browsing blacklist to check pages for potential threats. According to a Google […]
It is the responsibility of users, site developers and the ad networks themselves to mitigate the problem of malvertising. According to Hélène Barrot, a representative from Google, DoubleClick, the company’s ad platform (which has inadvertently been a part of malvertising campaigns), has taken a number of different approaches. It collaborates with industry partners, publishes research […]
Pop-up ads and malicious banners are two more types of Malvertising attacks that cyber-criminals are using to spread viruses and malware. Pop-up ads Pop-up ads or pop-ups, in their legitimate form, are often used for online advertising. Generally, JavaScript is used to open a new web browser window, which is then used to display the […]
You think you are just visiting the CNN website to read the latest news, but unbeknownst to you, a hacker has loaded a malicious frame or ad using Flash/JavaScript, “Buy discount shoes here!” and Voila! Your computer could be infected simply because that ad for shoes has secret; malicious software which installs in the background […]