Two major IT-Security Myths debunked
There are two statements G DATA’s security experts hear and read time and again: “I do not surf on porn websites, my computer can’t get infected” as well as “my computer does not hold anything valuable and I have nothing to hide – why should I be a target?” It would be a pleasure to confirm this,…
New Dridex infection vector identified
Malware authors can sometimes be creative in order to manipulate their human targets on the one hand and to circumvent security products, too. The experts of G DATA’s SecurityLabs analyzed a specially crafted Microsoft Word document the attackers used to install a rather famous banking Trojan called…
Dissecting the “Kraken”
In January 2015, unidentified attackers attempted to infiltrate a multi-national enterprise based in the United Arab Emirates, using a spear phishing attack with a crafted MS Word document attached to the message. Once it has reached its target, the payload used was designed to work as an…
IoT: The Internet of Things... ehm... Trouble
It is 20 years ago that I first included a slide in my presentation about sending spam via a refrigerator. At the time, most people found that ridiculous. Yet last year, it became a reality. Refrigerators have now become 'smart’ and can do a whole lot more than just keep things cool. The Internet…
The Andromeda/Gamarue botnet is on the rise again
Attacks carried out with documents pepped up with macros seem to become in vogue again. G DATA’s security experts have analyzed several cases within the last weeks, in which active content in documents triggers an infection. The experts want to explain two different approaches for the same current…
BKA strikes a blow against botnet operators
The Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt; BKA) has made a successful strike against cyber criminals by halting the distribution of Dropperbot. The main task of the malware, which, according to initial reports, has infected 11,000 computers across the world, was to steal data from…
IT Security, Foosball and Charity: VB 2014 had it all
The VB International conference is a worldwide institution when it comes to IT-Security and its 24th edition held some remarkable highlights. Technical and corporate audiences were able to follow high-class talks and presentations about threats and dangers the industry faces, possible solutions and…
G DATA Malware Report July - December 2013
G DATA’s Malware Report H2 2013 includes the most important statistics and information regarding new malware types, websites’ threat potential as well as botnet and banking Trojan activities. Check out the essential facts.
Massive spam campaign returns: Cridex successor Swatbanker is spread
The attackers are sending out highly professional looking emails in the name of several large telecommunications providers and German banks: the reputation of Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone as well as that of Volksbank/Fiducia and Sparkasse is currently being misused for these waves of spam. The…
Cridex banking Trojan on the rise
In recent weeks G Data SecurityLabs has been observing a widespread spam campaign that is mainly targeting German Internet users. In two major waves so far, the names of four globally renowned companies have been misused as decoys to infect users with the Cridex banking Trojan. The attackers are…
Karsten Hahn
Virus Analyst
Tim Berghoff
Security Evangelist
