Fraud Protection July 25, 2024

Unveiling the latest banking trojan threats in LATAM

9 min read - This post was made possible through the research contributions of Amir Gendler. In our most recent research in the Latin American (LATAM) region, we at IBM Security Lab have observed a surge in campaigns linked with malicious Chrome extensions. These…

Banking & Finance March 13, 2024

PixPirate: The Brazilian financial malware you can’t see

10 min read - Malicious software always aims to stay hidden, making itself invisible so the victims can’t detect it. The constantly mutating PixPirate malware has taken that strategy to a new extreme. PixPirate is a sophisticated financial remote access trojan (RAT) malware that…

Fraud Protection March 7, 2024

New Fakext malware targets Latin American banks

6 min read - This article was made possible thanks to contributions from Itzhak Chimino, Michael Gal and Liran Tiebloom. Browser extensions have become integral to our online experience. From productivity tools to entertainment add-ons, these small software modules offer customized features to suit…

Banking & Finance May 8, 2023

How the ZeuS Trojan info stealer changed cybersecurity

4 min read - Information stealer malware is a type of malicious software designed to collect sensitive information from a victim’s computer. Also known as info stealers, data stealers or data-stealing malware, this software is true to its name: after infecting a computer or…

News July 20, 2022

Sharkbot malware found in apps posing as antivirus solutions

2 min read - Researchers have found the Sharkbot Android malware hiding under the guise of antivirus solutions on Google’s Play Store. Google recently took down at least six fake antivirus apps from the store. Attackers used these malicious apps to spread Sharkbot malware,…

Banking & Finance March 31, 2022

2022 Banking & Finance Security Intelligence Roundup

3 min read - The banking and finance industries deliver more services online now than ever before due to the pandemic. As a result, banking cybersecurity became more important than ever this year. Some of the threats to big data security in recent years…

Security Services January 31, 2022

Top-ranking banking trojan Ramnit out to steal payment card data

4 min read - Shopping online is an increasingly popular endeavor, and it has accelerated since the COVID-19 pandemic. Online sales during the 2021 holiday season rose nearly 9% to a record $204.5 billion. Mastercard says that shopping jumped 8.5% this year compared to…

Malware November 17, 2021

BrazKing Android Malware Upgraded and Targeting Brazilian Banks

12 min read - Nethanella Messer and James Kilner contributed to the technical editing of this blog. IBM Trusteer researchers continually analyze financial fraud attacks in the online realms. In recent research into mobile banking malware, we delved into the BrazKing malware’s inner workings…

Banking & Finance October 6, 2021

Banking and Finance Data Breaches: Costs, Risks and More To Know

3 min read - As each year passes, cybersecurity becomes more important for businesses and agencies of every size, in nearly every industry. In 2020, ransomware cases grew by 150%, and every 39 seconds, a new attack is launched somewhere on the web. A…

Malware June 23, 2021

Ursnif Leverages Cerberus to Automate Fraudulent Bank Transfers in Italy

9 min read - Contributed to this research: Segev Fogel, Amir Gendler and Nethanella Messer. IBM Trusteer researchers continually monitor the evolution and attack tactics in the banking sector. In a recent analysis, our team found that an Ursnif (aka Gozi) banking Trojan variant…