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Posts created by: Cong Zheng

Muhstik Botnet Attacks Tomato Routers to Harvest New IoT Devices
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Muhstik Botnet Attacks Tomato Routers to Harvest New IoT Devices

  • By Cong Zheng, Yang Ji and Asher Davila
  • January 21, 2020 at 6:00 AM

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Muhstik Botnet Exploits the Latest WebLogic Vulnerability for Cryptomining and DDoS Attacks
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Muhstik Botnet Exploits the Latest WebLogic Vulnerability for Cryptomining and DDoS Attacks

  • By Cong Zheng and Yanhui Jia
  • April 30, 2019 at 2:15 PM

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Mac Malware Steals Cryptocurrency Exchanges’ Cookies

  • By Yue Chen, Cong Zheng, Wenjun Hu and Zhi Xu
  • January 31, 2019 at 6:00 AM

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Xbash Combines Botnet, Ransomware, Coinmining in Worm that Targets Linux and Windows

  • By Claud Xiao, Cong Zheng and Xingyu Jin
  • September 17, 2018 at 5:00 AM

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IoT Malware Evolves to Harvest Bots by Exploiting a Zero-day Home Router Vulnerability

  • By Cong Zheng, Claud Xiao and Yanhui Jia
  • January 11, 2018 at 1:00 PM

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Android Toast Overlay Attack: “Cloak and Dagger” with No Permissions

  • By Cong Zheng, Wenjun Hu, Xiao Zhang and Zhi Xu
  • September 7, 2017 at 1:00 PM

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SpyDealer: Android Trojan Spying on More Than 40 Apps

  • By Wenjun Hu, Cong Zheng and Zhi Xu
  • July 6, 2017 at 8:00 AM

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New IoT/Linux Malware Targets DVRs, Forms Botnet

  • By Claud Xiao and Cong Zheng
  • April 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM

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A New Trend in Android Adware: Abusing Android Plugin Frameworks

  • By Cong Zheng, Wenjun Hu and Zhi Xu
  • March 22, 2017 at 1:00 PM

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PluginPhantom: New Android Trojan Abuses “DroidPlugin” Framework

  • By Cong Zheng and Tongbo Luo
  • November 30, 2016 at 1:00 PM

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New Android Trojan “Xbot” Phishes Credit Cards and Bank Accounts, Encrypts Devices for Ransom

  • By Cong Zheng, Claud Xiao and Zhi Xu
  • February 18, 2016 at 4:00 PM

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New Android Malware Family Evades Antivirus Detection by Using Popular Ad Libraries

  • By Zhi Xu and Cong Zheng
  • July 7, 2015 at 5:00 AM

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