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  Worm-like Android malware spreads using text messages

  A piece of malware targeting Russian-speaking Android users abuses a person's contact list to try and infect other devices, according to security vendor Eset.

  Jeremy Kirk | 01 May | Read more

• Facebook users targeted by iBanking Android trojan app

  Cybercriminals have started using a sophisticated Android Trojan app designed for e-banking fraud to target Facebook users, possibly in an attempt to bypass the two-factor authentication protection on the social network.

  Lucian Constantin | 17 Apr | Read more

• Lower costs help NZ pip Australia for F5 Networks support centre

  Australia may have enjoyed success in luring investments by overseas security vendors like CipherCloud], ESET and |Vormetric, but good access to security skills and a lower operational cost base tipped the scales in favour of New Zealand as application delivery and security firm F5 Networks decided where to open its latest regional security facility.

  David Braue | 17 Apr | Read more

• Snowden leaks erode trust in Internet companies, government

  Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency's data collection practices have eroded the public's trust in major technology companies -- and in the Internet, a Harris Interactive survey found.

  Jaikumar Vijayan | 04 Apr | Read more

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  Sality malware, growing old, takes on a new trick

  A botnet that was slowly shrinking has taken on a new trick: brute-forcing routers set to easy-to-guess credentials.

  Jeremy Kirk | 03 Apr | Read more

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  Australian Banks Targeted By Hesperbot Malware

  Australian banks and other large enterprises are being targeted by the banking trojan Hesperbot. According to ESET, who first detected Hesperbot in November 2013, this is putting at risk the financial information of millions of customers.

  Anthony Caruana | 21 Mar | Read more

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  New information-theft malware 'Napolar' is gaining traction, researchers warn

  A new piece of information-stealing malware that appeared earlier this year has been rapidly gaining traction during the past few weeks, with hundreds of infection attempts being detected every day by antivirus vendors.

  Lucian Constantin | 26 Sep | Read more

• ESET targets strong Australian growth with new local office

  Security vendor ESET will aim to double its market share in Australia within a year on the back of its newly opened Sydney office and an expanded roster of channel partners to be incentivised with extra margins and expanded local support.

  David Braue | 23 Sep | Read more

• New 'Hesperbot' bank Trojan targets mobile authentication systems

  Security firm ESET is warning of an ambitious new banking Trojan designed to beat the mobile multi-factor authentication systems rolled out to defeat an older generation of malware.

  John E Dunn | 06 Sep | Read more

• Popular download management program has hidden DDoS component, researchers say

  Recent versions of Orbit Downloader, a popular Windows program for downloading embedded media content and other types of files from websites, turns computers into bots and uses them to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to security researchers.

  Lucian Constantin | 22 Aug | Read more

• Bots hiding traffic using TOR anonymity network, researchers find

  Security firm ESET has discovered two more bot families using the Tor anonymity network's hidden service protocol to keep command and control (C&C) traffic away from prying eyes.

  John E Dunn | 29 Jul | Read more

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  Cybercriminals increasingly use the Tor network to control their botnets, researchers say

  Malware writers are increasingly considering the Tor anonymity network as an option for hiding the real location of their command-and-control (C&C) servers, according to researchers from security firm ESET.

  Lucian Constantin | 25 Jul | Read more

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  'Darkleech' malware undertakes ransomware campaign

  A persistent, widespread malware campaign that utilizes compromised Apache servers is locking users' computers and demanding a fee of US$300 to free their data.

  Jeremy Kirk | 04 Jul | Read more

• Malware steals Litecoins, Bitcoin's younger sibling

  A simple piece of malicious software is circulating that steals Litecoins, a virtual currency based on the Bitcoin system.

  Jeremy Kirk | 03 Jul | Read more

• Malware roundup: Tiffany's, Tibetans, iOs are targeted

  Malware writers turned their attention this week on Tiffany's and Tibetan activists, as well as targeting Mac computers and Android phones.

  John P. Mello Jr. | 26 May | Read more