Good news. One of the world's most dangerous botnets, Emotet, has been taken down in a co-ordinated police operation around the world
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Microsoft Takes Down Trickbot Hacking Operation
Another takedown from Microsoft sees it disrupt key Trickbot servers, which it said could have indirectly impact US election infrastructure
TrickBot Malware Update Makes It Harder To Detect
TrickBot information-stealing malware updated with new 'nworm' module that uses encryption and in-memory execution to hinder detection efforts
Financial Malware Attacks On The Rise, Warns Kaspersky
Consumers are increasingly being targetted by financial malware, alarming new research shows
Malware Riddled Laptop Sells For $1.3m
Eleven year old laptop containing six infamous viruses has been auctioned off for more than $1m as a piece of 'artwork'
Mobile Banking Malware On The Rise, Kaspersky Lab Warns
Worrying number of attacks by mobile banking malware, report from Kaspersky Lab discovers
Rootkit Malware Hijacks Systems To Drive Advertising Traffic
Scranos first appeared last November, but has already spread to tens of thousands of systems around the world
Orangeworm Gang Stealing Healthcare Data Since 2015
Healthcare trojan found on X-ray and MRI machines after three year campaign by Orangeworm gang, Symantec warns
Cyber Banking Mastermind Arrested By Police In Spain
Mastermind suspected of stealing £870m (€1bn) arrested for Carbanak, Cobalt banking malware campaigns
Ransomware Remains Weapon Of Choice For Hackers
Spyware to the left, ransomware to the right...new Malwarebytes report paints grim picture of growing cyber threats
Catelites Malware Targets Bank Customer Logins
Sophisticated fake mobile banking app interface for Android will steal your bank login credentials
BankBot Malware Slips Into Google Play Yet Again
The banking Trojan, which imitates real banking apps to steal users' login details, has been reported on Google Play several times this year
IBM X-Force Discovers IcedID Banking Trojan
New banking Trojan discovered and is active in the wild hitting targets in the United States and the UK
Silence Trojan Actively Targets Banks & Financial Institutions
Financial institutions facing targetted threat from Silence trojan which infiltrates internal banking networks
Mac Users Targeted By Malware Unwittingly Distributed By A Popular Media Player
ESET says it found the OSX/Proton malware in a version of Eltima's media player
Banking Trojan Emotet Returns ‘With A Vengeance’ To Strike UK
Return of the Trojan. Emotet is back 'with a vengeance' and the UK is bearing the bulk of its attacks
Death By PowerPoint: Malware Attacks Use Malicious Slide Show Files To Evade Antivirus
A sophisticated attack uses targeted emails and a known Microsoft Office bug to get around antivirus and take over users' systems
‘Hero’ Brit WannaCry Cyber Researcher Arrested In US For Kronos Trojan
FBI arrests Marcus Hutchins, who successfully stalled the WannaCry ransomware attack in May
Malware Discovered Hidden Behind Every Single App On An Android App Store
ESET security research discover Cepkutusu.com was spreading malware via its app marketplace
Kaspersky Discovers Dvmap Trojan Taking Control Of Android Devices
The malware is spreading via the Google Play store
Criminals Drain European Bank Accounts Using SS7 Security Flaw
The attack highlights the need for the telecoms community to address the security problem in SS7
TrickBot Trojan Now Targets Private Banks
Malware is now hand picking private banks, as IBM warns of 'skyrocketing' breaches of financial data
Developer Of Citadel Trojan Faces 10 Year Prison Sentence
Russian developer of banking trojan that stole more than £400m, faces lengthy stint in American jail
Zeus Banking Trojan Returns To Snatch Passwords And Credentials
The trojan used web injection to sneakily snatch credentials imputed into fake forms
Patient Data Safe After Barts NHS Health Cyber Attack
An unknown Trojan malware was responsible for the attack, but failed to access patient data
Faketoken Mobile Banking Trojan Targets 2,000 Android Apps
The data encryption capability is unlike that of most mobile ransomware in that it blocks the data rather than the device
Five New Malware Variants Discovered Every Second
Security researchers have added more than 115 million malware samples to their databases so far this year, with Windows viruses making a comeback
Android Fake Email App Trojan Takes Aim At German Banks
Android malware appears to be increasingly tailored to target specific banking services
Selfie Stealing Android Trojan Discovered By McAfee Labs
Tweaked Acecard trojan aims to trick gullible Android users into sending selfies and photos of their IDs
Ransomware Spammers Turn To Ads For Cash
This year's biggest Trojan malware has turned from spreading ransomware to spreading an ad-clicking backdoor