Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users that a new backdoor has been found in large numbers in the wild. Dubbed BackDoor.Butirat.245, the program features a new routine to generate names of control servers to connect to. The most probable rationale behind this feature is to keep the malware operational as long as possible […]
Unsatisfied with stealing bank account information from their victims, cybercriminals steal frequent flyer miles, too. The miles are used as currency among some of the miscreants, according to a report released today by the malware fighters at the Kaspersky Lab. “In one IRC [Internet Relay Chat] message, a cybercriminal was selling access to a Brazilian […]
The cybercrime business is really no different from other types of business such as pasta making or selling spare parts for cars. It has its own expenses and overheads. A hacker, just like any businessman, tries to save on attacks and keep their costs down. In general, a web attack needs a domain name and […]
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