Android malware uses VNC to give attackers hands-on access

A new Android banking and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Klopatra disguised as an IPTV and VPN app has infected more than ...

XWorm malware resurfaces with ransomware module, over 35 plugins

New versions of the XWorm backdoor are being distributed in phishing campaigns after the original developer, XCoder, ...
Computerworld

Trojan horse freezes computer, requests ransom

A new kind of malware circulating on the Internet freezes a computer and then asks for a ransom paid through Western Union Holdings Inc.’s money-transfer service. A sample of the Trojan horse virus ...
CSOonline

Computer Trojan horse steals credit card details from hotel reception software

A remote access computer Trojan (RAT) designed to steal credit card details from hotel point-of-sale (PoS) applications is being sold on the underground forums, researchers from security firm Trusteer ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Hackers use Remote Access Trojan, or RAT, attacks to force way into computer, access accounts

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new form of computer hacking attack called a Remote Access Trojan hack, or a RAT, cost one suburban woman more than $9,000 before she was able to recover the money. "The hackers are ...
Computerwoche Online

Trojan horse captured data on 2,300 Oregon taxpayers

The Oregon Department of Revenue has been contacting some 2,300 taxpayers this week to notify them that their names, addresses or Social Security numbers may have been stolen by a Trojan horse program ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Spy Trojan SpyNote Unveiled in Attacks on Gamers

The SpyNote Trojan, camouflaged as a mod for the game Roblox, has been observed targeting Android users. This mobile malware can log keystrokes, record screens, stream video from phone cameras and ...