Tag: cybercriminals

shopping
December 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Holiday Shoppers: Downloadable apps may have Scama-Claus inside

You better watch out, you better not cry, cause Scama-Claus is coming to town! Security professionals across the globe sing this catchy little jingle every holiday season, and for good reason. As shopping for gifts for loved ones increases, both online and off, the propensity for holiday rip-offs also escalates exponentially. Crooks have been preparing…

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Mt. Gox trustee granted another delay for distribution plan for victims
November 30, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gooligan breaches more than 1 million Google accounts

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) has announced its security researchers have revealed a new variant of Android malware, breaching the security of more than one million Google accounts. The new malware campaign, named Gooligan, roots Android devices and steals email addresses and authentication tokens stored on them. With this information, attackers can access users’…

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