CyberCrime

No other malware-family is as penetrating and has been in development as long as Emotet. The malware has already caused millions in damage in companies around the world. We explain what Emotet can do and why it is so dangerous.

Whether on smartphones, desktop computers, crypto currencies or websites - IT security is becoming increasingly important for end-users. We give an outlook on the most important trends for the year 2019.

According to a recently published research paper, some types of Captchas are now obsolete. The reason: machines have learned to solve those Captchas.

During the holiday season, users can do themselves a big favor by ditching Adobe Flash, a software notorious for its frequent security flaws. The reason: A zero-day-exploit, which has been spotted at Hacking Team.

Machine Learning against Malware: G DATA has introduced its latest Next-Generation Technology. DeepRay can effectively detect the obfuscation of malware samples and thus protect customers from new threats in real time.

In a current malware campaign, users are lured with the promise of an invoice credit. But the infected Word documents are not a real treat - they install malware in the background.

To protect users and enhance the state of Cybersecurity G DATA joins an international group of IT-companies and promises, to always put users first.

The total count of mobile malware rises about 40 percent in 2018. G DATA Analysts have identified around 3,2 million malicious apps by the end of the third quarter of 2018.

Our researchers wanted to take a closer look at the GandCrab ransomware. Then they found an entire cybercrime network, operating from Ukraine.

From 3 to 5 October, the IT security industry met in Montreál, Canada, for the annual Virus Bulletin Conference. Tim Berghoff was there for G DATA.