Here at Kaspersky Daily we’re forever urging readers of our blog to be real careful when downloading content to their devices. After all, even Google Play isn’t immune to malware — let alone unofficial sources with mods and hacked versions. For as long as the digital world keeps turning, Trojans will continue to worm their way onto devices that don’t have reliable … [Read more...] about Necro Trojan infects 11 million Android devices
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Vietnamese Threat Actor Infects 500,000 Devices Using ‘Malverposting’ Tactics
May 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalverposting / Scam A Vietnamese threat actor has been attributed as behind a "malverposting" campaign on social media platforms to infect over 500,000 devices worldwide over the past three months to deliver variants of information stealers such as S1deload Stealer and SYS01stealer. Malverposting refers to the use of promoted social media posts on … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Threat Actor Infects 500,000 Devices Using ‘Malverposting’ Tactics
New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Hacking An updated version of a botnet malware called Prometei has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022. The infections are both geographically indiscriminate and opportunistic, with a majority of the victims reported in Brazil, Indonesia, and Turkey. Prometei, first observed in 2016, is a modular … [Read more...] about New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide
New Malware Loader ‘Verblecon’ Infects Hacked PCs with Cryptocurrency Miners
An unidentified threat actor has been observed employing a "complex and powerful" malware loader with the ultimate objective of deploying cryptocurrency miners on compromised systems and potentially facilitating the theft of Discord tokens. "The evidence found on victim networks appears to indicate that the goal of the attacker was to install cryptocurrency mining software on … [Read more...] about New Malware Loader ‘Verblecon’ Infects Hacked PCs with Cryptocurrency Miners
LightSpy spyware infects iOS | Kaspersky official blog
In January of this year, experts detected a large-scale watering-hole attack aimed at residents of Hong Kong, in which the multifunctional malware LightSpy for iOS was installed on victims’ smartphones. This is yet another reminder to anyone who thinks that Apple devices, in particular iPhones, are immune to malware; they are protected, of course, but by no means totally. How … [Read more...] about LightSpy spyware infects iOS | Kaspersky official blog