During the first nine months of this year 495 million ransomware attacks have been registered, which represents an increase of 148 % worldwide, compared to 2020, as reported in its report by the company SonicWall.
According to the information provided by the cybersecurity expert company, 2021 has…
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Cybercriminals take advantage of the success of “The Squid Game” to create malware
ESET's threat analysis specialist, Lukas Stefanko, has indicated that cybercriminals managed to place a malicious application on Google Play called the same as the Netflix series and with the same image. Although it has already been…
Attacks on devices with ransomware on the rise
There are various types of cyberattacks. In the last year, viruses have increased due to hacking on mobile phones. One of the most popular is known as ransomware, a modality that prevents users from accessing the information on their device…
More than 20 Spanish banks attacked by malware
Spain is the European country most affected by the new Brazilian banking Trojan Bizarro, a malware that has already attacked 70 different banks around the world, of which 22 are Spanish banks.
The cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which has…
Malware impersonates Google Chrome to collect bank data
The cybersecurity company Pradeo has detected a new malicious program that acts as a Google Chrome application in order to collect banking data.
The malware that has already affected more than 100,000 Android users is part of a cyberattack…
Electrum Wallet reports malware with similar name
Electrum Bitcoin Wallet has denounced this Tuesday the presence of a malicious application circulating on Google Play with a name very similar to the company through its official Twitter account:
"Public Service Announcement: Attackers…
Microsoft adds protection against “cryptojacking”
Microsoft reinforced the standard Windows antivirus, Microsoft Defender, with new functions that seek to prevent 'cryptojacking' cyberattacks, through the use of Intel's Threat Detection Technology (TDT) automatic threat detection…
Crypto miners and malware attacks grew since 2019
Fileless malware attacks soared 888 % in 2020 compared to the previous year, while ransomware attacks grew 25 % taking advantage of the upward trend in cryptocurrencies.
The exacerbation of malware attacks in 2020 is the most upward trend…
iOS 14.5 redirects Google Safe Browsing traffic to Apple servers
Apple's iOS mobile operating system has begun redirecting web traffic from Google's Safe Browsing security tool, which detects fraudulent web pages, to the company's own proxy servers to reduce the risk of leaks and improve privacy.
These…
Sunacrip warns of irregularities in the acquisition of petros
The National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities (Sunacrip) has alerted about some illicit acts registered in the new technological platforms developed by the Plataforma Patria, the Bank of Venezuela and the new exchange…
Microsoft alerts users of Anubis malware
One of the world's largest technology corporations, Microsoft, has alerted web users to the presence of a new malware called Anubis, capable of stealing funds from any mobile wallet, as well as confidential data.
The computer virus…
Firefox suspends Send function, used for cyber attacks
Mozilla temporarily suspended the Send function of its Firefox browser, which allows it to store and share files with other Internet users, after discovering that cybercriminals used it to distribute 'malware' in their attacks.
Firefox…