Malware

Godless, an emerging mobile malware threat capable of rooting Android phones, has started to adopt the traits of an exploit kit, in that it searches for multiple vulnerabilities through which it can automatically infect a victim.

Annapolis, Maryland officials spotted malware on parking garage servers which may have compromised customer payment information.

Russian hacking groups may have broken into the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, though the organization has not confirmed those assertions, reports said.

Security researchers discovered a new family of malware sold as a banking-Trojan-as-a-service. The cybercriminal rents the banking Trojan for about $600 per 10-day period.

A recently discovered mobile malware program is giving Android devices a mind of their own, causing them to use Google Talk to secretly and repeatedly place outgoing calls to mysterious phone numbers approximately every two minutes.

Scammers looked to steal payment information from Apple customers using phishing emails claiming that a virus was detected in the iTunes database.

A comparative analysis by Fidelis Cybersecurity of malware samples provided by the DNC supported findings by CrowdStrike that a pair of intrusions were the handiwork of the Cozy Bear and Fancy Bear APT groups purported to have ties to Russian intelligence.

Following the shuttering of the Necurs botnet, security researchers noticed a subsequent drop in Angler exploit kits and other malware campaigns.