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…

Fraud Protection December 19, 2023

Web injections are back on the rise: 40+ banks affected by new malware campaign

8 min read - Web injections, a favored technique employed by various banking trojans, have been a persistent threat in the realm of cyberattacks. These malicious injections enable cyber criminals to manipulate data exchanges between users and web browsers, potentially compromising sensitive information. In…

Identity & Access January 25, 2023

Kronos malware reemerges with increased functionality

6 min read - The evolution of Kronos malware The Kronos malware is believed to have originated from the leaked source code of the Zeus malware, which was sold on the Russian underground in 2011. Kronos continued to evolve and a new variant of…

Mobile Security January 10, 2023

A view into Web(View) attacks in Android

9 min read - James Kilner contributed to the technical editing of this blog. Nethanella Messer, Segev Fogel, Or Ben Nun and Liran Tiebloom contributed to the blog. Although in the PC realm it is common to see financial malware used in web attacks…

Banking & Finance September 23, 2021

New ZE Loader Targets Online Banking Users

11 min read - IBM Trusteer closely follows developments in the financial cyber crime arena. Recently, we discovered a new remote overlay malware that is more persistent and more sophisticated than most current-day codes. In this post we will dive into the technical details…

Fraud Protection September 4, 2019

Why Fraudsters Are Flying High on Airline Loyalty Programs

6 min read - While the value of airline loyalty programs and the customers they serve is well-established, protecting these assets with security controls needs to be more than an afterthought.

Banking & Finance April 4, 2019

How a Cunning Remote Overlay Malware Met Its Match

4 min read - A remote overlay malware that is attacking Latin American banks met its match in a solution built from behavioral biometrics, deep research, reverse engineering and finely tuned threat modeling.

Fraud Protection January 30, 2019

How Fraud Specialist Danna Pelleg Fights Bad Guys With the Best Team in the Business

5 min read - Danna Pelleg's childhood curiosity, early technology education and compulsion to fight the bad guys led her to a career as a fraud specialist and security operations team lead at IBM Trusteer.