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Double whammy with new Android malware
IT-Online ESET researchers have spotted what is believed to be the first-ever ransomware misusing Android accessibility services. As well as encrypting data, the ransomware also locks the device. Detected by ESET products as Android/DoubleLocker, it is based on … |
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Mobile users are in denial …
IT-Online A myriad of polls over the last year have confirmed what we would expect; consumers don't want their mobile devices to fall victim to security onslaughts. However, these polls have also shown that an alarmingly small percentage of people are willing to … |
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How advanced targeted attacks have evolved
IT-Online The second quarter of 2017 saw sophisticated threat actors unleash a wealth of new and enhanced malicious tools, including three zero–day exploits and two unprecedented attacks: WannaCry and ExPetr. Expert analysis of the last two suggests the code … |
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Ransomware is not only file encryption
IT-Online Another example is Charger, a screen-locker Android ransomware discovered by Check Point researchers in January 2016. The attackers threatened to sell stolen data from targeted devices unless they receive a ransom of 0.2 BitCoins (approximately $ 180). |