The venerable banking Trojan known as Q-bot is back in the news, having recently been spotted in the wild as part of a sophisticated new phishing campaign designed to claim a new generation of victims. Q-bot is one of the oldest banking Trojans still in use, and has a history that stretches back more than a decade. In this most recent … [Read more...] about Persistent Banking Trojan Virus Launches New Phishing Scam
Archives for May 2019
Macs Get More Protection Against Viruses With Update
Apple recently made an update to their XProtect antivirus software, which is the company's built-in means of protecting Macs from virus threats. Patrick Wardle is one of the best-known Mac security experts. According to him, Apple released two new signatures that when put together allow the software to spot adware bundles containing Windows … [Read more...] about Macs Get More Protection Against Viruses With Update
2019 Sees A Huge Rise In Ransomware Attacks
According to FBI statistics, in 2013 there were 991 tracked incidents of ransomware attacks against business, resulting in losses slightly exceeding half a million dollars. The number of incidents steadily increased through 2016 when they reached 2,673 for the year, with total losses just shy of two and a half million dollars. During the … [Read more...] about 2019 Sees A Huge Rise In Ransomware Attacks
Twitter Will Soon Release New Features With Update
Twitter recently announced the addition of a new "Hide Replies" feature, which will give the platform's users a bit more control over conversations that stem from the tweets they make. Twitter Senior Product Manager Michelle Yasmeen Haq had this to say about the new addition: "With this feature, the person who started a conversation could … [Read more...] about Twitter Will Soon Release New Features With Update
Report States Bots Account For 20 Percent Of Web Traffic
How much of the web's traffic would you estimate to be fake, if you had to guess? The answer to that question might surprise you. According to the 2019 Bad Bot Report published security firm Distil Networks, the answer is just over twenty percent. 20.4 percent to be precise. More than one fifth of all traffic on the web is … [Read more...] about Report States Bots Account For 20 Percent Of Web Traffic
Popular Android Apps Banned For Sending User Data To China
A major Chinese developer is in hot water with Google from an extensive BuzzFeed investigation which revealed that the company's apps were abusing user permissions, allowing the company to commit fraud on a massive scale. As a result of BuzzFeed's findings, Google took the step of removing six different apps made by the company down from the … [Read more...] about Popular Android Apps Banned For Sending User Data To China
