Tag: Financial Malware

Researchers discovered two new Satan variants targeting organizations in the financial sector with Monero miners and ransomware.

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.

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

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.

As threat research team lead at Trusteer, Tomer guards the gateway to both known and unknown threats and passes along his insights to help banking customers protect themselves from social engineering.

IBM X-Force researchers identified new financial malware, dubbed CamuBot, that attempts to camouflage itself as a security module required by the Brazilian banks it targets.

The mobile revolution has made it simpler and faster for banking customers to conduct financial transactions, but it has also expanded the attack surface for fraudsters aiming to steal sensitive data.

As security tools improve, malicious actors are increasingly operating as organized cybergangs and less sophisticated actors are falling behind, according to X-Force analysis of malware trends.

According to IBM's "Future of Identity Study," consumers are beginning to prioritize security over convenience, making trust a crucial competitive advantage for financial institutions.

IBM X-Force discovered a new overlay RAT malware that exploits the AutoIt framework to evade antivirus detection while perpetrating bank fraud in Brazil.