CyberCrime

Between April and September 2014, the American retailer Home Depot was targeted by criminals who aimed to steal credit card information. The malware used during these attacks targets Point of Sale systems. Home Depot said that the cyber criminals stole 56 million of debit and credit card numbers…

When security researchers talk about malware, they usually refer to files stored on a computer system, which intends to damage a device or steal sensitive data from it. Those files can be scanned by AV engines and can be handled in a classic way. The following analysis is an example of malware which…

G DATA’s Malware Report H2 2013 includes the most important statistics and information regarding new malware types, websites’ threat potential as well as botnet and banking Trojan activities. Check out the essential facts.

For the first time ever, the experts at the German security vendor have discovered a smartphone that comes with extensive spyware straight from the factory. The malware is disguised as the Google Play Store and is part of the pre-installed Android apps. The spyware runs in the background and cannot…

In the last few hours, many people have been receiving minimalistic – presumably spam – emails that unsettle the recipients. The text field contains just a URL – no salutation, no other text. If curious recipients click on the link, they will land on a promotional web page for online casinos.

Uroburos was already described as a very sophisticated and highly complex malware in our G DATA Red Paper, where we had a look at the malware’s behavior. This malware belongs to a specific type called rootkit. The general purpose of a rootkit is to modify the behavior of the system and, especially,…

Another banking Trojan is now being distributed as part of the currently observed spam campaign: Bebloh. This is known for being sent as an email attachment – precisely as it is in the latest instance. It is possible that copycats have jumped onto the first scam, as experts at G DATA SecurityLabs…

The attackers are sending out highly professional looking emails in the name of several large telecommunications providers and German banks: the reputation of Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone as well as that of Volksbank/Fiducia and Sparkasse is currently being misused for these waves of spam. The…

The advanced and highly complex spyware first became a media item in February 2014 following extensive analysis by experts at G DATA. Straightaway the indications were that Uroburos was not designed to target everyday users. Following the cyber attack on the Belgian Foreign Ministry, information has…

The current news about the OpenSSL vulnerability dubbed Heartbleed unsettles many PC users. The vulnerability is as severe as a vulnerability can be. But it is fixed and website admins and software providers have started updating their OpenSSL version. Nevertheless, the problem is bigger.