CyberCrime

There is no doubt that there is sophisticated malware. And then there is malware where the malware writer thinks it's clever. But the analysts at G Data Security Labs track it down!

Every holiday season, almost nothing feels better than giving someone you care about the one gift he or she truly wanted. We all are more than happy to enjoy a couple of days off but it seems as if the bad guys were using these days to dig up exploit possibilities and other bugs inside the software…

After years of insisting on the importance of updating and patching, most people know by now that it is wise to perform updates. Unfortunately, many people tend to think about the operating system updates only. They neglect so-called third party software, such as Adobe PDF, Adobe Flash and Oracle…

This week, the AVAR Conference is taking place in Hangzhou, China. G Data is attending the conference to participate in many of the organized events. Several pre-meetings, like the AVPD (Anti-Virus Product Developer) and the WildList meeting, already took place. All discussions and efforts will…

It is frightening how much effort can go into targeted attacks and how well organized the team behind Flame and Stuxnet is working. miniFlame is the most recent piece of malware that fits into this puzzle. But who is really affected by this threat?

Bang on time with the beginning of this year’s football event! An attacker seemingly sympathizing with various Anonymous operations gloats about hacking football related websites. He announced several hacks of this kind – his last post of leaked data: not older than two days.

The malware called Flame has a lot of features that could, at first sight, qualify it as one of the most sophisticated malware samples found. With regards to it being the most complicated… this is subject to interpretation. It does not use obfuscation technique to hide its code nor does it have any…

The month May has always been dedicated to several traditionally important security industry events of the year. G Data is always present at these events and was playing a very important role this time.

While the author of the popular SpyEye banking Trojan seems to have disappeared and the development of the core Trojan has stalled, it is still widely used by cybercriminals around the world. And as SpyEye contains a plugin system, botnet operators are still able to extend its functionality.

The G Data SecurityLabs have discovered a large number of websites which have been manipulated by attackers to harm visiting users. Learn more about the details of this complex attack and some easy basic steps to secure one’s own website.