In March a new type of financial attack on Android devices was found targeting customers of several banks in Europe. Dubbed FakeToken, one of the principal differences of this new threat–compared with previous Trojan bankers for Android such as Zitmo/Spitmo–was the fact that both authentication factors (Internet password and mTAN) were stolen directly from the Read more…
Tags: Android Malware, Cybercrime, faketoken, SpyEye, trojan banker, zeus
In June 2012, McAfee® Labs and Guardian Analytics released research on Operation High Roller that scratched the surface of a complex web of automated fraudulent transactions. In a follow-on study released today, we dig into and map out the details on the origins and actors. Placing the data in context shows how mature and creative Read more…
Tags: automated clearing house, banks, China, financial institutions, Guardian Analytics, Operation High Roller, Russia, San Jose, SpyEye, zeus
Based on the Android malware that we’ve seen so far, one of the principal motivations to develop and spread malware on Android is to gain financial profit. We often see deceptive applications that send SMS messages to premium-rate numbers without the user’s consent or that run man-in-the-middle attacks to forward SMS messages to an attacker Read more…
Tags: Android Malware, Android/FakeToken, banking fraud, SpyEye, zeus
McAfee Labs Messaging Security recently observed a new malicious spam campaign pushing password-stealing Trojans associated with the Zeus/Zbot family. This campaign leverages several notable social engineering techniques. For admins and netizens familiar with contemporary email-borne threats, a message purporting an undeliverable DHL, FedEx, or USPS package triggers an immediate red flag. Though still prevalent, those Read more…
Tags: king county, password stealer, puget sound, social engineering, spam, Zbot, zeus
Zeus, also known as ZBot, is one of best-known malware in the industry. The main purpose of this malware is to steal banking credentials, allowing attackers to commit electronic fraud. Until 2010, Zeus existed only for personal computers since this platform was (and still is) the principal medium for electronic transactions. However, due to the Read more…
Tags: Android, malware, smartphones, Spyware, zeus
The Zeus (Zbot) crimeware is sold to criminals as a complete toolkit for building custom Trojans, usually to steal banking logins. The Trojans are generally quite complex; injecting HTML into banking websites on the Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsers, intercepting keystrokes, and grabbing screenshots. Until a few months ago the Zeus infrastructure targeted only Read more…
Tags: Android, mobile phone spyware, mobile smartphone security, Symbian, Windows Mobile, zeus
In our recent “2011 Threats Predictions” report, McAfee Labs foresaw that the recent merger of Zeus with SpyEye would produce more sophisticated bots, due to improvements in bypassing security mechanisms and law enforcement monitoring. Both Zeus and SpyEye were prevalent and dangerous malware separately; the combination of their functionality takes this threat to a new Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Data Protection, Endpoint Protection, global threat intelligence, malware, McAfee, SpyEye, zeus
Looking at computer threats from quarter to quarter remains a busy experience for us at McAfee Labs. Through the first three quarters of the year we have analyzed and cataloged more threats than in all other years combined, and the growth in both volume and sophistication of malware and attacks shows no signs of slowing. Read more…
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