IDG News Service – Researchers from security vendor Trusteer have come across a professional calling service that caters to cybercriminals. The business offers to extract sensitive information needed for bank fraud and identity theft from individuals. The security company spotted an advertisement for making on-demand calls in English and other…
New Android malware uses blog platform to communicate with cybercriminals
Trend Micro Inc. has uncovered a new Android malware variant that uses a blog site with encrypted content as its command-and-control server and disguises itself as an e-book reader app. <img alt="New Android malware uses blog platform to communicate with cybercriminals, Blog, malware, Android, Blog, uses, Cybercriminals, Platform, communicate"height="0" width="0"…
Cybercriminals trick Windows users into paying £88 in “ransomware” scam
Cybercriminals are trying to trick Windows users into paying £88 ($143) by claiming that they’re running a counterfeit copy of the operating system, a security expert said today. The scam, a kind dubbed “ransomware” for the way criminals try to extort money, poses as a message from Microsoft that alleges…