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Stealth Backdoor “Android/Xamalicious” Actively Infecting Devices
Authored by Fernando Ruiz McAfee Mobile Research Team identified an Android backdoor implemented with Xamarin, an open-source framework that allows...
Staying Anonymous on the Blockchain: Concerns and Techniques
With Bitcoin at one point valued at more than $5,000 per unit, cryptocurrencies have excited a lot of interest from...
Spyware distributed through Amazon Appstore
Authored by Wenfeng Yu and ZePeng Chen As smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives, malicious apps...
SpyLoan: A Global Threat Exploiting Social Engineering
Authored by: Fernando Ruiz The McAfee mobile research team recently identified a significant global increase of SpyLoan, also known as...
Spreading the Flame: Skywiper Employs ‘Windows Update’
Microsoft has issued Security Advisory 2718704, in which the company disclosed that it recently became aware of the Flamer/Skywiper threat,...
Spotlighting McAfee’s Women in Technology Scholarship Recipients
Working at McAfee is so much more than fighting off cyber-attacks; it’s also about learning valuable life lessons and fostering...
Spotlight on Shamoon
Our analysis this month has pointed to Shamoon emerging in the Middle East. We have recently seen a number of...
Spora Ransomware Infects ‘Offline’—Without Talking to Control Server
Spora is a ransomware family that encrypts victims’ files and demands money to decrypt the files. It has infected many...
Spitmo vs Zitmo: Banking Trojans Target Android
SpyEye and Zeus are probably the most prevalent and active Trojan “banker” families seen in the wild. (Bankers steal bank...
