GCNl Ransomware

GCNl is a new variant of the Spora ransomware. It encrypts data (locks files) and demands ransoms from the decryption (access recovery). Affected files are appended with a unique ID, the cyber criminals' email address, and a ".GCNl" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" would appear similar to "1.jpg[ID=spi4sB-Mail=FilesRecoverEN@Gmail.com].GCNl", and so forth. Once this process is completed, ransom notes are created/disp...

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...