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Mobile Banking Heists: The Emerging Threats and How to Respond

The past year has witnessed significant technological advancements in the banking and financial management which have greatly improved convenience for customers while also increasing security risks that should not be taken lightly. The financial industry has transformed mobile devices into a personal ATM for customers, offering services ranging from payments […]

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Kimsuky: Infamous Threat Actor Churns Out More Advanced Malware

The Hacker News recently published a story that discussed a joint communication among the German intelligence apparatus, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), and South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), warning readers about new tactics used by a North Korean threat actor called Kimsuky. Learn more about Kimsuky and how Zimperium Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) customers are protected against these threats.

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MoneyMonger: Predatory Loan Scam Campaigns Move to Flutter

The Zimperium zLabs team recently discovered a Flutter application with malicious code. The Flutter-obfuscated malware campaign, MoneyMonger, is solely distributed through third-party app stores and sideloaded onto the victim’s Android device and most commonly take advantage of social engineering through phishing messages, compromised websites, rogue WiFi networks, and social media to distribute the download links. Read more to learn how Zimperium customers are protected.

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Schoolyard Bully Trojan Facebook Credential Stealer

Zimperium zLabs has discovered a new Android threat campaign, the Schoolyard Bully Trojan, which has been active since 2018 and has spread to over 300,000 victims and is specifically targeting Facebook credentials. To learn more about this new threat, read more on our blog.

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The Case of Cloud9 Chrome Botnet

The Zimperium zLabs team recently discovered a malicious browser extension, originally called Cloud9, which not only steals the information available during the browser session but can also install malware on a user’s device and subsequently assume control of the entire device. In this blog, we will take a deeper look into this malicious browser extension. Read more.

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We Smell A RatMilad Android Spyware

The Zimperium zLabs research team discovered spyware targeting Middle Eastern enterprise mobile devices and began monitoring the activity of a novel Android spyware family that we have since named RatMilad. Learn how Zimperium zIPS customers are protected against RatMilad spyware. Read more.

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