Zeus attack spotted on BlackBerry handsets2011-03-07 10:06 by DanielaTags: Zeus, trojan, Blackberry
Trend Micro has reported that the Zeus Trojan has found its way onto the BlackBerry smartphone OS. The security firm said that it had been expecting the BlackBerry platform to fall victim to some kind of attack, and that it first predicted an assault in 2006. "The smartphone may have remained spared from malware attacks over the years although there have been recent news of a Zeus variant specifically targeting BlackBerry users," wrote Patrick Estavillo, a threat analyst at Trend Micro, in a blog post. "Banking Trojans are evolving, and more sophisticated attacks involving smartphones are among the most recent developments." Trend Micro has identified a Zeus variant dubbed BBOS_ZITMO.B which it said is using obfuscation techniques to avoid detection. Read more -here-
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