Banking & Finance August 23, 2016 GozNym’s Euro Trip: Launching Redirection Attacks in Germany 4 min read - GozNym continued its trip around Europe by launching redirection attacks against 13 German banks. The volume of these attacks has spiked in recent months.
Fraud Protection August 10, 2016 Tracking Online Fraud: Check Your Mileage Against Endpoint Data 2 min read - A new study analyzed 500,000 endpoints as a method of tracking online fraud. The 10,000 that were found to be compromised shared seven commonalities.
Endpoint August 8, 2016 Don’t Be a Deer in the Headlights: Now Is the Time to Combat Mobile-Related Fraud 3 min read - The proliferation of mobile technology opens the door to mobile-related fraud — leaving end users and organizations frozen like deer in headlights.
Malware August 4, 2016 Panda Is One Hungry Bear! A Heavyweight Banking Trojan Rolls Into Brazil 5 min read - A new Zeus Trojan variant called Panda Banker that started targeting banks in Europe and North America early this year has spread to Brazil.
Fraud Protection July 25, 2016 Social Engineering and the Stranded Sports Fan 5 min read - Visitors to the upcoming sporting event in Rio de Janeiro should be on high alert for the stranded traveler social engineering scam.
Malware July 21, 2016 The Brazilian Malware Landscape: A Dime a Dozen and Going Strong 6 min read - Although Brazilian malware tends to be unsophisticated, cybercrime continues to thrive due to the general population's lack of security awareness.
X-Force July 21, 2016 Going for Gold: Cybercrime and the Brazilian Threat Landscape 3 min read - The upcoming international sporting event in Rio de Janeiro provide an opportunity for cybercriminals to exploit the Brazilian threat landscape.
Banking & Finance July 19, 2016 Three Enigmas Facing Indian Banks: Reputation, Regulation and Resources 3 min read - Indian banks struggle with the challenges posed by online banking and mobile banking. With new breakthroughs come new challenges.
Advanced Threats July 12, 2016 Two Heads Are Better Than One: Going Under the Hood to Analyze GozNym 8 min read - IBM X-Force researchers recognized that the GozNym banking malware leverages features from two types of malware to make it double the threat.
June 7, 2016 Need for Speed: FastPOS Chooses Swift, Tosses Subtle 2 min read - FastPOS is a point-of-sale malware that favors speed of subtlety — and it could be the next big threat to small or understaffed organizations.