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Bankbot has evolved during the past year, developing new ways to dupe users Bankbot has evolved during the past year, developing new ways to dupe users Bankbot has evolved during the past year, developing new ways to dupe users Banking Trojan  Bankbot   has made its way into the Google Play Store again, just months  after its first removal  in April. Initially discovered  in early 2017 , the malware created  fake overlay screens  that looked like the login pages of popular banking apps. Once you entered your username and password, the data was passed onto cybercriminals. But the newest  Bankbot  is even smarter than previous versions - waiting 20 minutes after its download before installing itself - a trait that may have helped it  bypass Google's Play Protect . "The banking Trojan has been evolving throughout the year, resurfacing in different versions both on and outside Google Play," said Slovakia-based IT security firm ESET  earlier this week . "The varia

Hackers  have a new hands-off approach to stealing money out of  ATMs . A  report from Trends Micro  says there is a shift in the ATM malware landscape from attacks that require physical instruments to network-based approaches. Instead of using skimmers, USB-ports, or CD drives to infect a machine, hackers are now infiltrating a bank’s internal networks to gain access to ATM funds. The steps in these attacks aren’t unlike the many  cyberattacks  we’ve seen over the past few years. Hackers first send malware using an email phishing scam to a company’s weakest link—its error-prone human employees—before stealing admin credentials and hacking into networks. Once that’s complete, criminals can gain remote access to ATMs and start dispensing cash. A benefit of using remote attacks is that any ATM connected to the compromised network can be attacked, unlike a physical attack which requires targeting a single machine at the most opportune time. Hackers can even attack multiple machines

Too much email won’t bring down the internet. Nor will too many tweets—no matter how many characters they are . What relentlessly taxes networks is video—which will quadruple from 2016 to 2121, accounting for 82% of online traffic, according to Cisco . Cloudflare, which provides caching, bandwidth optimization, and protection from DoS attacks to websites, announced today that it’s getting into the streaming business. It’s new Cloudflare Stream service promises to make it easier and cheaper for startups that want to go beyond YouTube or Vimeo and set up their own services. Cloudlflare hasn’t announced pricing, other than saying it will be by minutes of video streamed, not by megabits, so that everyone has incentive to adopt the latest, most-efficient encoding. “What I want to do is make it so the next Evan Spiegel can build [the next] Snapchat without ever knowing what a megabit per second is,” says Cloudflare’s CEO, Matthew Prince. “And I think we can do that while still having a n

Anyone immersed in the Apple ecosystem can readily access iCloud for no extra charge, but many don't know how to make the most of it. iCloud is not an application, but rather an application suite, one that's directly baked into the framework of nearly all Apple products. It's designed to be a repository of your digital life, a place to store and backup your photos, personal files, and application data so you never lose anything. Despite its slick design and simple execution however, setting it up for the first time can be a pain. So here it is, our guide on how to use iCloud. Setting up & signing into iCloud Signing up with iCloud is completely free and simple to do with an Apple ID. Each free account automatically grants you access to 5GB of remote storage — available for backups, mail, app data, documents, and other components stored in the cloud — with 50GB, 200GB, and 2TB storage offerings available at an  additional cost . If your devices are recent, you s

Image: Apple Years after it first appeared, wireless charging has finally arrived on the iPhone—but what is this magical charging method that’s been on other big phones for a couple of years now? And is it really all that superior to just plugging your phone into the wall every night? Here’s what you need to know about wireless charging, and the kit you need to make it work. How wireless charging works Image: PowerbyProxi The key to wireless (or inductive) charging are electromagnetic fields, used to transfer energy from one place (a charging mat) to another (your phone) through the magic of  electromagnetic induction . Essentially you’ve got two physical coils, one which converts energy into an electromagnetic field that can travel wirelessly, and one which converts that floating field back into energy again—the two coils form a  transformer . That’s why the wireless charging cat was out of the bag as soon as a coil was spotted in  leaked schematics  for the  iPhone 8 . If

Microsoft is planning to launch a number of Windows Mixed Reality headsets next month, and it appears Samsung might be planning its own in the near future.  Twitter user WalkingCat  has uncovered photos of Samsung’s Windows Mixed Reality headset, and it appears to include six degree-of-freedom tracking like most of Microsoft’s headsets. Little else is known about the Samsung headset, but the pictures do show off built-in headphones from AKG that look very similar to what’s included on Oculus’ Rift VR headset. It appears Samsung will be shipping its Mixed Reality headset with Microsoft’s motion controllers. Microsoft is planning to hold  a special Mixed Reality event next week , and it’s possible that the Samsung headset could be part of any announcements. Mixed Reality headsets will start launching  next month alongside Microsoft’s Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on October 17th. The first headsets include pricing at $299 from Acer, HP pricing its own at $450 (with motion controll

And how secure is it? The release of an  iPhone  without a fingerprint sensor has brought along some talk about using  fingerprints for authentication  and how securely the data is stored. That's awesome. Even if you're not concerned about how it's done, you need a lot of other people to be concerned so that it's done in a way you don't have to worry about! For starters, Apple uses a similar solution and if you have an older model with a fingerprint sensor you're just as safe using it as you were before. The same goes for older  Samsung  phones that launched pre- Marshmallow  and used Samsung's own methods. The way Google stores your fingerprint data is the most secure way possible with current tech. It's also fascinating how simple the overview of the whole thing is once you have a look at it. Simple and secure is always a winning combo. Storage is, by its nature, not very secure. It's the same thing as writing something on a post-it note and

Whether it's browser hijackers grabbing your search page, or the latest ransomware encrypting all your files, every PC (and even your smartphone!) needs a sterling antivirus package to keep threats at bay. Don't rely on Microsoft's very own Windows Defender to keep you safe. Sure, it's free and easy to use, but independent tests show its protection rates can dip to 95%, sometimes even lower, compared to 99.x% for the leading competition. This doesn't mean you have to start spending big money. Experienced users in particular can build great solutions by combining free antivirus tools with other free and open source security products. Shopping for business or professionals? Then why not check out our listing of  best business antivirus packages Check out: the best antivirus for Android 2017 and the  best free antivirus software 2017 Commercial packages usually (but not always) deliver the best-rated protection, though, and sometimes include extras li