Malware

Researchers have discovered a malware-based APT dating back to 2008 that at least appears to target political enemies of Ukraine, including pro-Russia separatists in the disputed eastern region of the country.

A variant of the malware family Acecard was detected in the Google Play store by researchers at Lookout.

A click-fraud botnet dubbed "Redirector.Paco Trojan" has infected 900,000 IPs worldwide.

Another gray hat hacker has tampered with the distribution of Locky ransomware, replacing the payload with a public-service message to potential victims, warning them not to open strange files.

Tech support scammers are changing their strategy by adding malware to their payloads, effectively holding the victim's device for ransom until the "repair fee" is paid.

Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered a new and improved version of the ATM malware dubbed "Skimmer" that turns ATMs into payment card skimmers.

The Super-Bright LED Flashlight app, which has been downloaded millions of times, is by itself safe, but some of the ads served with the app deliver malvertising and scams, according to Trend Micro.