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…

X-Force July 7, 2020

COVID-19 Cybercrime Capitalizing on Brazil’s Government Assistance Program

6 min read - IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) has been tracking cybercrime capitalizing on the coronavirus pandemic since January, and has observed the geographical areas of this activity shift over time. In February, cybercriminals were focusing on Asia, and we…

Endpoint April 21, 2020

New Android Banking Trojan Targets Spanish, Portuguese Speaking Users

6 min read - IBM X-Force recently analyzed a new Android banking Trojan dubbed "Banker.BR" that appears to be targeting users in Spain, Portugal, Brazil and other parts of Latin America.

Banking & Finance February 3, 2020

CamuBot Resurfaces With Cross-Channel, Targeted Attacks in Brazil

6 min read - Recent CamuBot activity resurfaced exactly one year after IBM X-Force researchers made the initial discovery of this malware in September 2018.

September 16, 2019

Astaroth Trojan Uses Facebook and YouTube Profiles to Support Infection Chain

2 min read - The Astaroth Trojan used Facebook and YouTube profiles to support its infection chain in a new phishing campaign targeting Brazilian users.

Malware December 10, 2018

The Simpler the Better? Looking Deeper Into the Malware Used in Brazilian Financial Cybercrime

6 min read - The majority of financial cybercrime risks can be mitigated with continued user education and by placing the right controls on user devices to help protect against malware.

November 21, 2018

Two Attack Campaigns Infect Brazilian Financial Institution Customers With Banking Trojans

2 min read - Security researchers recently identified two malware distribution campaigns that infect customers of Brazilian financial institutions with banking Trojans.

Fraud Protection November 21, 2018

Quanto mais fácil, melhor! Um olhar detalhado aos TTPs do cibercrime financeiro no Brasil

9 min read - Este é o primeiro artigo de uma série de duas partes. Para obter a história completa, leia a parte dois também. O cibercrime financeiro no Brasil é conhecido como um dos cenários mais geoespecíficos, onde os cibercriminosos locais atacam usuários…

Fraud Protection November 21, 2018

Easy Does It! A Timely Look Into Fraud TTPs in the Brazilian Financial Cybercrime Landscape

8 min read - In this first article of a two-part series, IBM X-Force exposes some of its research on the typical malware and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) used in Brazilian financial cybercrime.

November 5, 2018

Threat Actors Combine Windows Utilities in Malware Campaign Targeting Users in Brazil

2 min read - Researchers observed threat actors impersonating the Brazilian postal service in a malware campaign that combines legitimate Windows files such as WMI and CertUtil to steal banking data.