False posts on Facebook about the death of a famous person are now a common phenomenon and have often concerned public opinion in Greece and abroad. Recently, an email was released on the internet, presenting Shakira as dead in a car accident (fake news)
The email initially states that Shakira and her manager were killed in a car accident and then urges users to open an attached file with images of the accident.
This file, which supposedly contains images from the scene of the incident, contains malware that infects victims' computers. After the Malware is installed, additional files are delivered to the computer via a malicious Joomla-based website. Conrad Longmore of Dynamoo points out that few AntiVirus programs can detect this threat and draws everyone's attention.
The last sendings of this particular message were recorded on September 5th.
The Korbanker malware stole over 10,000 messages from Android smartphones in just 55 days!
In just 55 days, the Korbanker malware, which targets users' bank accounts, managed to intercept more than 10,000 messages from Android devices.
How it works:
Disguised as a Google Play App, it manages to trick users into stealing sensitive personal data. The malware detects mobile banking applications installed on the user's device and replaces them with a fake version.
It then intercepts two-factor authentication messages that allow access to users' bank accounts. All data is sent to a remote server where it is collected by the hackers.
The malware also steals two-step verification codes associated with Google and Facebook services, as well as passwords associated with VPN services.
Korbanker, due to the sensitive personal data it collects, poses a significant risk to both the average user and the companies themselves, since hackers gain access to their infrastructure. FireEye, which operates in the field of network security, estimates that mobile malware may be part of a larger cybercriminal operation to steal sensitive personal data of internet users.
