Phantom Deal Fraud Uses Fake M&A Secrecy to Push a €626,000 Wire Transfer
The Phantom Deal campaign impersonates executives and advisers, then uses a polished NDA to isolate employees from normal approval channels. One documented attempt sought a €626,735.45 transfer and...
New WhatsApp Video Call Trick Bypasses Android Lock Screens to Expose Your Photos
A newly disclosed WhatsApp flaw lets anyone answer a video call on a locked Android phone and, through the in-call background editor, browse the device's entire photo gallery...
WhatsApp Disrupts Fresh NSO Group Pegasus Campaign, Seeks Court Contempt Order
Meta's WhatsApp has disrupted a new NSO Group-linked Pegasus spyware campaign targeting users in Jordan and Lebanon, and is now petitioning a U.S. federal court to hold NSO...
TCLBANKER Banking Trojan Spreads Through Self-Replicating WhatsApp and Outlook Worm Modules
A highly sophisticated Brazilian banking trojan called TCLBANKER (campaign REF3076) has been uncovered by Elastic Security Labs. The malware uses a legitimate signed Logitech installer via DLL side-loading,...
CERT-UA Exposes APT Malware Campaign Targeting Eastern European Governments and Municipal Hospitals
Ukraine's CERT-UA has disclosed a sophisticated infostealer campaign targeting government bodies and municipal healthcare institutions across Eastern Europe. The malware harvests credentials from Chromium browsers and exfiltrates WhatsApp...
Eternidade Stealer: WhatsApp-Enabled banking trojan sophistication
The Trustwave SpiderLabs team has unearthed a particularly unsettling piece of malware – Eternidade Stealer – that’s raising serious questions about the security practices surrounding WhatsApp and the...
WhatsApp’s silent threat: the screen-sharing scams
The current wave of WhatsApp scams, fueled by the platform’s recently introduced screen-sharing feature, is a prime example. It’s a chilling demonstration of how a seemingly innocuous feature...
The increasing popularity of real estate scams in the Middle-East
The rise of real estate scams is a pressing issue in today’s digital landscape, as highlighted by recent analyses from Group-IB. With the growing reliance on online platforms...