MalwareAnalysts discover two POS malware families, PwnPOS and LogPOSDanielle WalkerMarch 9, 2015Trend Micro detailed the PwnPOS family, while Morphick discovered LogPOS malware that uses Windows mailslots for data storage.
Security ArchitecturePre-loaded malware found on Xiaomi Mi 4 device, among other issuesDanielle WalkerMarch 6, 2015The smartphone was verified to be a legitimate device by major smartphone distributor Xiaomi.
Security ArchitectureAndroid ‘Gazon’ worm proliferates through texts, infects more than 4k phonesAshley CarmanMarch 5, 2015The worm has gained traction through spam text messages that promise users an Amazon giftcard.
Incident ResponseAngler EK hijacks domain registrant credentials to create malicious pagesAshley CarmanMarch 4, 2015The Angler Exploit kit has adopted a new technique for dropping its malware.
MalwareConnecticut AG asks Lenovo for details on Superfish incidentDanielle WalkerMarch 4, 2015Attorney General George Jepsen sent a letter to Lenovo's EVP on Friday.
MalwareInfections caused by prevalent financial trojans dropped 53 percent last yearDanielle WalkerMarch 3, 2015But the U.S. still remains the top country in detections, a Symantec report found.
Incident ResponseSpammers leverage DMARC to more successfully distribute ransomwareAdam GreenbergMarch 3, 2015Trend Micro researchers observed spammers leveraging DMARC in order to improve the chances of infecting users with TorrentLocker.
