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Android banking malware blocks victims’ outgoing calls to customer service

Jul 14, 2016 / in Uncategorized

New Android.Fakebank variants intercept calls to banks’ customer care centers to stop victims from cancelling their stolen payment cards. Twitter Card Style:  summary In March 2016, newer variants of the Android.Fakebank.B family arrived with call-barring functionality. The feature aims to stop customers of Russian and South Korean banks from cancelling payment cards that the malware…

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Billion-dollar scams: The numbers behind BEC fraud

Jul 12, 2016 / in Uncategorized

More than 400 companies are targeted with BEC scams every day. Find out more and learn how to stay protected. Twitter Card Style:  summary_large_image Business email compromise (BEC), or CEO fraud, continues to be the bane of companies in 2016. BEC scams are low-tech financial fraud in which spoofed emails from CEOs are sent to…

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Latest Intelligence for June 2016

Jul 7, 2016 / in Uncategorized

Our latest intelligence reveals nearly a 30 percentage point drop in web attacks using Angler and a 20 percentage point increase in Manual Sharing social media scams. Twitter Card Style:  summary The Latest Intelligence page has been refreshed through June 2016, providing the most up-to-date analysis of cybersecurity threats, trends, and insights concerning malware, spam,…

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TA16-187A: Symantec and Norton Security Products Contain Critical Vulnerabilities

Jul 5, 2016 / in Uncategorized

Original release date: July 05, 2016 Systems Affected All Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products Overview Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Some of these products are in widespread use throughout government and industry. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Description The…

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Android Nougat prevents ransomware from resetting device passwords

Jul 5, 2016 / in Uncategorized

The upcoming version of Android introduces a new condition so the "resetPassword" API cannot be used to reset a device’s password. The change impacts both ransomware and disinfectors. Twitter Card Style:  summary Android.Lockdroid.E variants with new functionality emerged during the last quarter of 2015 as part of the continued Android ransomware evolution. read more Source:…

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Malicious app found on Google Play, steals Viber photos and videos

Jun 28, 2016 / in Uncategorized

The Beaver Gang Counter app uses a time-delay attack in an attempt to evade security measures. Twitter Card Style:  summary Contributor: Tommy Dong Symantec has discovered an app on Google Play that steals photos and videos from the popular social media app Viber. Beaver Gang Counter masquerades as a score keeping app for a popular card…

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New Flash zero-day exploited in targeted attacks

Jun 15, 2016 / in Uncategorized

Symantec customers protected against critical vulnerability (CVE-2016-4171) due to be patched tomorrow. Twitter Card Style:  summary A new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash player is being exploited in limited, targeted attacks. The vulnerability (CVE-2016-4171) is due to be patched tomorrow, June 16. read more Source: Symantec

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