Email account hacked, phishing messages sent, traces obliterated
A very unusual case of account hacking has been reported to G Data Security Labs: the victim's Gmail account was not only hacked and used for sending spam to the addresses stored in the account – which is bad enough in itself. Settings were also changed to cover up the deed!
A curious phone call – when a help desk scammer offers you a job
A few days ago, someone called my landline number. I saw that the incoming number was ‘unknown’ so I suspected some media representative. However, it turned out to be somebody completely different: a self-proclaimed computer tech support with heavy Indian accent, trying to talk me into following his…
Football enthusiasm can turn into fan frustration
The upcoming UEFA Champions League final is an absolute highlight for German football fans as well as international football followers. The hype surrounding the "Duel of German Giants" is driving up the prices of tickets on the (black) market and is naturally inspiring fraudsters as well.…
Apparent security certificate turns out to be Android malware
The fraudsters are targeting Android mobile devices with which users receive mTANs for online banking services. If a user installs the offered app, which was even available in the Google Play store, this does not increase the user's online banking security but opens the gates to attackers.
An Easter greeting for you? No, a clever attack strategy!
Just in time for the holidays, cyber attackers have come up with another customised strategy and are sending out thousands of spam emails with apparent parcel delivery notifications. However, the link leads to malicious program code.
Sophisticated "Sparkasse" phishing site targets German credit cards
German banks have not been in the focus of phishers lately, because phishing for German online banking log-in details only is no real use for the fraudsters – the transactions are widely secured by two-way-authentication – attackers usually attemp to harm online banking users by the help of…
Homepages of several famous European football clubs hacked
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 good and the bad about AV multi scanner services
Online AV multi scanners are used quite often these days. However, not every user is aware of these sites and what their possibilities and limits are. Using the public online multi scanner services can be useful, but the analysis results don't allow straightforward conclusions.
AMTSO, CARO and EICAR - conferences and events - an overview
The past two weeks were dedicated to three traditionally important security industry events of the year. It started with an AMTSO Meeting, then the CARO Workshop followed and it ended with the EICAR Conference. G Data participated in all of them!
System maintenance is important, but don’t fall for new fake helpers!
A new kind of Scareware software troubles PC users: Fake system tools promise to help you keeping your system clean and stable – but, in fact, they make nothing but trouble.
Karsten Hahn
Virus Analyst
Tim Berghoff
Security Evangelist
