Network World

Malware distributors are switching to less suspicious file types

After aggressively using JavaScript email attachments to distribute malware for the past year, attackers are now switching to less suspicious file types to trick users. Last week, researchers from the ...
Computerworld

‘Less’ is more to malware authors targeting Linux users

Using the “less” Linux command to view the contents of files downloaded from the Internet is a dangerous operation that can lead to remote code execution, according to a security researcher. At first ...
Bleeping Computer

Android file manager apps infect thousands with Sharkbot malware

A new collection of malicious Android apps posing as harmless file managers had infiltrated the official Google Play app store, infecting users with the Sharkbot banking trojan. The apps do not carry ...
Bleeping Computer

SoumniBot malware exploits Android bugs to evade detection

A new Android banking malware named 'SoumniBot' is using a less common obfuscation approach by exploiting weaknesses in the Android manifest extraction and parsing procedure. The method enables ...