Security researchers at ESET have discovered the first malware that could allow an attacker to reset the PIN of anyone’s phone to permanently lock them out of their own device. “This ransomware also uses a nasty trick to obtain and preserve Device Administrator privileges so as to prevent uninstalla…
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(PC-google images) Bitdefender Security Researcher, Liviu Arsene has recently revealed that a malware, identified as Android.Trojan.MKero.A has found its way into the highly legitimate apps in Android powered Google Play Store by successfully evading the Google Bouncer’s vetting algorithms. This can…
Researcher from Palo Alto Networks, a computer security firm, have found out that hackers, who have targeting jail-broken iPhones, have raided more than 225,000 Apple accounts, using them for app buying sprees or to hold phones for ransom. The jailbreak is a tool in iPhones to use additional iThing…
Photo Courtesy: Dr. Web Security researchers from Doctor Web, Russian anti-virus software developer, have detected another new Android Trojan, which is said to be distributed among users from china to spy on their victims. Previously, the researchers had found an Android Trojan, which spreads as a s…
Photo Courtesy: Malwarebytes Researchers from Malwarebytes Unpacked, a security firm, have detected a malvertising, which derived from “malicious advertising” uses online advertising to spread malware and it involves malware-laden advertisements into legitimate online advertising websites, in the Pl…
Photo Courtesy: ABC Many people are becoming victims of an encryption virus dubbed Cryptolocker which hijacks computer files and demands a ransom, if anyone wants to restore them. A report in ABC confirms that now, Australians are paying thousands of dollars to overseas hackers to rid their computer…
Fake virus alert is the technique used by the Cyber criminals to trick users into thinking their system have a virus then tell them to install or buy fake applications, sometimes redirect them to spam websites. A New fake virus alert spotted by Malware Bytes team says users that their device infecte…