Brazil On Alert: WhatsApp Malware Attacks Crypto Wallets And Bank Accounts

As part of its efforts to keep up with changes in the financial world, the Brazil Central Bank (BCB) wants new rules on virtual currencies, especially stablecoins. The Central Bank said in a press release on November 29 that there would be a public consultation notice with a plan on how to regulate virtual asset […]

There were nearly 6 million detections of malware capable of stealing data from bitcoin wallets in 2013, according to a new report released by cybersecurity firm Kapersky Labs. Entitled "Financial Cyberthreats in 2013", Kapersky's report looked more broadly at a range of cyberattacks - from phishing to mobile malware, but put a special emphasis on examining how digital currency wallet users are being targeted by criminals online. Perhaps most notably, Kapersky found that 1 million wallet owners fell victim to a malware attack in 2013, up from less than 600,000 in 2012. Attacks on digital....

According to a new report by Kaspersky Lab, an online security company, bitcoin malware has still been circulated for the year but the number of attacks has declined. These attacks usually come in the form of malicious emails that encrypt ransomware on computers and demand bitcoin payments to unlock the files or remove malware. The company's report on cybersecurity threats showed that bitcoin malware attacks accounted for 9% of financial bugs detected. Programs that stole funds from bitcoin wallets accounted for 6%. In comparison to Kaspersky's Q2 report last year, illicit bitcoin malware....

Security firm Kaspersky Lab has found that bitcoin is the target in more than one fifth of all malware attacks aimed at victims' money. According to Kaspersky's latest threat report, entitled 'IT Threat Evolution Q2 2014', bitcoin mining malware accounted for 14% of attacks in the second quarter of 2014, while bitcoin wallet stealers accounted for 8%. Keyloggers, which can be used to compromise both bitcoin and banking services, also made the list, with 4% of all attacks attributed to various forms of key logging malware. Traditional banking malware still leads the way with 74%, but....

ATM Malware attacks have been a thorn in the side of both consumers and government officials in Europe over the past few months. By infecting bank ATMs with malware, user’s card information can be obtained without them realizing it. As a result, plenty of user funds is at risk, and Europol started a major investigation. Late last night, the news broke several arrests were made, and how the international criminal group responsible for this malware attack has been dismantled. ATM Malware Crime Group Arrested. Thanks to a collaboration between Europol, the Romanian National Police, and the....