Fayg2 Ransomware

Fayg2 ransomware is malicious software that encrypts files to force victims to purchase a decryption tool from the attackers. It also provides a ransom note (the "MyEY_HOW_TO_DECRYPT.txt" file) and appends a random string of characters and the ".fayg2" extension to filenames. For example, Fayg2 renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.gL7Q7HdZOVu8s9ip_LHxq-wZ-rbUloFWI2I0ri-r-uX_qPgvY9mY1gA0.fayg2", "2.png" to "2.png.gL7Q7HdZOVu8s9ip_LHxq-wZ-rbUloFWI2I0ri-...

300,000 Android Users Infected with Malware

According to a new report published by Threat Fabric, several malware distribution campaigns have infected almost 300,000 Android users. Infections were carried out by users downloading malicious apps from the Google Play Store containing malware droppers which would then drop banking trojans specifically designed for harvesting and stealing banking credentials. The theft of credentials is primarily done via a fake banking login page that ove...