Commercial Malware Makes a Comeback in 2016 – Security Intelligence (blog)


Security Intelligence (blog)

Commercial Malware Makes a Comeback in 2016
Security Intelligence (blog)
… or rented in software-as-a-service (SaaS) mode, sometimes in SaaS models, by cybercriminal buyers. The most popular types of malcode we observed in 2016 were Android malware, banking Trojans, ransomware offerings and DDoS-as-a-service vendors.

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[Interview] Stay safe – We spoke with Eset about the latest threats to mobile security – Pocket Gamer

[Interview] Stay safe – We spoke with Eset about the latest threats to mobile security
Pocket Gamer
The most dangerous Android malware is definitely ransomware, which encrypts all your data including videos, pictures, or game saves and demands money from you to unlock them. According to our detection system Live Grid, the number of Android …

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Here’s What a Samsung Galaxy S7 Hacked with Ransomware Looks Like – Hack Read


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Here's What a Samsung Galaxy S7 Hacked with Ransomware Looks Like
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A couple of months ago we reported about an Android-based LG Smart TV had its screen bricked after a critical ransomware infection. Now, a series of similar attacks is taking place against Samsung Galaxy S7 devices, in which hackers are infecting

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