Network World

FBI warns “Beta Bot” malware can kill your anti-virus programs, steal data

The FBI sent out a warning today about an uptick in the use of malware known as Beta Bot that can steal sensitive data such as log-in credentials and financial information. The FBI says Beta Bot ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Criminals Use Malware as Messaging Bots to Steal Data

Criminals are using malicious bots to steal information from victims via the popular Telegram and Discord messaging services, said a report this week. Some bots can be rented for as little as $25 a ...
Threat Post

Microsoft App Store Sizzling with New ‘Electron Bot’ Malware

The SEO poisoning bot, capable of full system takeover, is actively taking over social media accounts, masquerading as popular games like Temple Run. A backdoor malware that can take over social-media ...
VentureBeat

Metacert raises $1.2 million to detect malware on enterprise bots like Slack, Microsoft Teams

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Metacert has raised $1.2 million for its messaging app security and bot ...
Digital Trends

Discord ‘Spidey Bot’ malware is stealing users’ data, including passwords

A new malware has infiltrated popular chat service Discord, and it has the potential to steal your email address, phone number, username, password, IP address, and more. The malware affecting the ...
techtimes

Electron Bot Malware on Microsoft Store Can Hack Your Facebook, Google Accounts—Here's How To Be Safe

Electron Bot malware is currently posing as an app in the Microsoft Store. This computer virus can actually take over your Facebook and Google accounts. An illustration picture taken in London on ...
HotHardware

Beware Of Electron Bot Malware Hiding In Popular Gaming Apps At The Microsoft Store

Another day another security risk. This one happens to get deployed via iffy software deployed on the Microsoft Store. This particular issue is related to installing games via the Microsoft Store, ...
techtimes

Bad Bots, Malware Pose Threats to Health Care Websites—CAPTCHA Verification No Longer Enough

Bad Bots and Malware are evident in the online world, and health care websites are one of its affected industries, despite the growing threat of the coronavirus. CAPTCHA verification is also apparent ...
Benzinga.com

Scammers Exploit Telegram Bots to Inject Malware and Steal Crypto, Warns Scam Sniffer

Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer has raised alarms about a new wave of scams targeting cryptocurrency users through fake Telegram verification bots. These schemes use social engineering tactics ...
Network World

Cisco Talos: Zeus spawn “Floki bot” malware gaining use, cyber-underworld notoriety

Cisco’s Talos security group this week warned that a variant of trojan monster Zeus has begun to garner a following in the cyber-underworld as a hard-to-detect attack mechanism. “[Floki bot] is based ...
MediaPost

Bot Malware Attacks Rise, As Search Engines Blacklist Fewer Sites

There are good bots such as search engines, and bad bots such as malware attacks. But the rate at which search engines blacklist infected websites continues to decline. Many who search the internet ...
ZDNet

Someone is uninstalling the Phorpiex malware from infected PCs and telling users to install an antivirus

A mysterious entity appears to have hijacked the backend infrastructure of the Phorpiex (Trik) botnet and is uninstalling the spam-bot malware from infected hosts, while also showing a popup telling ...