Users of Apple’s Mac products are reportedly facing a new malware threat. This attack, known as Infinit Stealer, uses social engineering tactics and is difficult to detect once its payload is delivered, Mashable reported Monday (March 30). The report, citing information from cybersecurity company Malwarebytes,...
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is recommending that users of Apple iPhone models running some older operating systems update their devices to the latest version of iOS or, if that’s not possible, enable Apple’s Lockdown Mode for enhanced security. GTIG said in a Tuesday (March...
Microsoft’s February security updates include fixes for security vulnerabilities that are used by hackers for one-click attacks, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (Feb. 11). In these attacks, hackers plant malware or gain access to a computer by simply tricking victims into clicking on a malicious link or opening a malicious Office...
Mobile cybersecurity company Lookout is reportedly warning travelers to China that their mobile phones could be seized and their data could be extracted from those devices by the country’s authorities. Chinese authorities are using new malware that enables them to extract data from devices to...
February 07, 2023
The latest generation of malware can automatically cancel biometric security measures. In research seen by PYMNTS, Dutch cybersecurity firm ThreatFabric details how an Android banking Trojan dubbed “SharkBot” can take over a user’s device and cancel the biometric verification pop-up when they attempt to log in to their mobile banking app. When this happens, apps default […]
April 13, 2020
Small businesses are hurting, which has been reflected in record unemployment numbers, the near-total shutdown of mainstream businesses and in PYMNTS data revealing that as of about two weeks ago,...
December 05, 2019
Call it Russian interference of a different sort that netted $100 million from banks and financial institutions (FIs) in more than 40 countries. What would you expect from an outfit...
November 20, 2019
A new version of the card skimmer resides on eCommerce checkout pages, where fraudsters steal consumers' data as it is entered. The newest sinister iteration of JavaScript skimming, Pipka, disappears...
April 28, 2026
Hackers have begun impersonating Microsoft Teams help desk workers to dupe victims into installing data-stealing malware. That’s according to findings from Mandiant, the cybersecurity company owned by Google, flagged in a report Monday (April 27) from The Record. The campaign is from a threat group called UNC6692, and combines email flooding, phishing messages and malicious browser extensions to breach corporate systems, Mandiant […]
March 31, 2026
Users of Apple’s Mac products are reportedly facing a new malware threat. This attack, known as Infinit Stealer, uses social engineering tactics and is difficult to detect once its payload...
March 04, 2026
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is recommending that users of Apple iPhone models running some older operating systems update their devices to the latest version of iOS or, if that’s...
February 11, 2026
Microsoft’s February security updates include fixes for security vulnerabilities that are used by hackers for one-click attacks, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (Feb. 11). In these attacks, hackers plant malware or gain access to a computer...