How ransomware changed my life forever
People and media are mostly looking at ransomware as a fairly recent problem. That seems to be logical if you see the steep rise of ransomware the past three years. In fact, the problem is much older than most of us think. For this we need to go back in time to the beginning of December 1989.
8,400 new Android malware samples every day
The Android operating system clearly dominates the mobile market, with a share of around 72 percent. In Germany alone, around 67 percent of smartphone owners use a device with an Android operating system (source: Statcounter). G DATA security experts discovered over 750,000 new Android malware apps…
Malware trends 2017
We've done some counting for 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. Here is the first part of our malware statistics for the past and the current year.
DoubleAgent - does it really turn AV into malware?
A company offering protection against Zero-day exploits, exposes a vulnerability in Windows, which allegedly allows attackers to turn AV-products into malware. A lot of uncertainty has been created. On closer inspection, there is no reason to panic.
Zeus Panda is back
Despite a tendency of criminals to abandon banking malware in favor of ransomware, there is no reason to let down your guard. The ZeuS banking malware has been reported about a number of times already. It used to be one of the most notorious and prolific pieces of malware around. Lately, researchers…
Spora - the Shortcut Worm that is also a Ransomware
Spora spreads via USB drives like Gamarue and Dinihou aka Jenxcus whilst also encrypting files. The sophistication of this threat could easily make it the new Locky. We discuss its infection and encryption procedure and show how it uses statistical values about encrypted files to calculate the…
Highlights in G DATA’s Blog – A short review of 2016
G DATA started its blogs six years ago and the team has published numerous articles about IT security, malware, mobile device security, awareness and also the Internet of Things since then. It is time for us to take a look back at the Top 10 most read articles in 2016 – both in the German and the…
IT Security Trends and Predictions for 2017
There were quite some changes in the area of malware, cyber crime, and IT security in 2016. At the same time the technological progress moved in giant leaps. Apart from desktop PCs and notebooks, smart and connected technologies have been established in both private and industrial environments. Read…
Bochum Ransomware Maktub: Fake Invoices used as bait
A current spam wave floods email inboxes: Fake invoices with genuine user data (names and even postal addresses) are used as bait. The attackers furthermore misuse existing companies' names and data to complete the sophisticated scam. Victims will be infected with the Maktub Ransomware, currently…
Ransomware "Golden Eye" targeting German businesses
A new ransomware is currently targeting German companies. This latest malware from the James Bond-themed Janus Cybercrime Collective combines two existing ransomwares (Petya and Misha) and leaves infected systems completely unusable: GoldenEye first encrypts files and then the hard drive. Read more…
Karsten Hahn
Virus Analyst
Tim Berghoff
Security Evangelist
