Banking & Finance April 18, 2018

Q1 2018 Results: Gozi (Ursnif) Takes Larger Piece of the Pie and Distributes IcedID

3 min read - Gozi took a larger slice of the financial malware pie and become the most active banking Trojan in 2017, according to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2018.

Malware February 26, 2018

XMRig: Father Zeus of Cryptocurrency Mining Malware?

5 min read - XMRig is popular among cybercriminals because it is open source, meaning threat actors can make relatively simple changes to its code to convert the tool into a cryptojacking mechanism.

Malware March 17, 2017

Churn Under the Surface of Global Cybercrime

2 min read - Global cybercrime actors test their malware in small settings before launching internationally, leaving trails of clues to tip off astute security teams.

Malware January 26, 2017

Around the World With Zeus Sphinx: From Canada to Australia and Back

3 min read - For the first time, IBM X-Force Researchers reported Zeus Sphinx activity targeting banks and financial institutions in Canada and Australia.

Malware August 16, 2016

Brazil Can’t Catch a Break: After Panda Comes the Sphinx

4 min read - IBM X-Force researchers uncovered the first Zeus Sphinx attacks in Brazil, which target online banking and payment services in Brazil's top banks.

June 14, 2016

Carberp/Zeus Malware Mashup Spawns Sophisticated Bolek Banking Trojan

2 min read - Malware-makers have taken key parts of Carberp and Zeus to spawn the Bolek banking Trojan, which aims to steal confidential user information.

April 14, 2016

New Polymorphic Zeus Banking Trojan Demands Herculean Response

2 min read - A new version of the Zeus banking Trojan was discovered targeting French financial institutions, and its developers may be planning to take it global.

Malware October 2, 2015

UK Banks Hit With New Zeus Sphinx Variant and Renewed Kronos Banking Trojan Attacks

6 min read - IBM Security X-Force researchers have discovered instances of the Kronos banking Trojan and Zeus Sphinx malware being used by cybercriminals in the wild.

July 7, 2015

Data Leak Could Let Almost Anyone Make ZeusVM Malware Variant

2 min read - Source code for the builder and control panel of the ZeusVM malware has been leaked online, creating powerful tools for would-be cybercriminals.

Fraud Protection October 1, 2014

Fraud Risk Engines: The Statistics Are Not in Your Favor

4 min read - The following is a look into how authentication risk engines are designed and the root cause for their failure in detecting today's cybercriminals.