‘Spy Banker’ Attacks Facebook, Google Cloud Users
Dec12

‘Spy Banker’ Attacks Facebook, Google Cloud Users

A Trojan threat which has existed since 2009 has resurfaced recently attacking users of Facebook and Google Cloud services, using social engineering, to encourage them to install the Spy Banker script. According to Zscaler, who have been monitoring the Trojan in the wild, the attackers are offering users coupons and free downloads of popular software to entice them to run the offending script on their devices. They went on to list...

Read More
Ransom Demands Rock Email Providers Zoho, ProtonMail Hushmail, FastMail And More
Nov16

Ransom Demands Rock Email Providers Zoho, ProtonMail Hushmail, FastMail And More

The International Business Times reported this week that a series of email service providers had experienced outages and random demands on the back of a concerted DDoS attack by a group called Armada Collective. It is reported that the attacks follow on from a series of attacks on a wide range of institutions, including some Thai banks. Hushmail is reported to have paid a ransom demand of 20 bitcoin (about $6,000) but the attacks were...

Read More