Recently discovered mobile-Zeus-Trojans suggest malware creators are targeting BlackBerry smartphone users outside of North America, despite RIMs struggles in the United States. The BlackBerry OS was largely designed for enterprise use, and as such, Research In Motion (RIM) built a wide variety of security safeguards into the platform. For this reason, BlackBerry devices have never really been targeted by malware authors, at least to the extent that other leading mobile platform such as Google’s Android OS have been attacked. But newly discovered mobile Trojans, or Zeus-in-the-Mobile (ZitMo) Trojans, suggest The Bad Guys see value in targeting BlackBerry users outside of North America, where RIM still has a relatively strong foothold in the mobile space. From Kaspersky Lab researcher Denis Maslennikov: “It’s not that often when we hear/find new wave of ZeuS-in-the-Mobile (or SpyEye-in-the-Mobile) attack. So every new piece of information about these types of malware and/or attacks involving them is very important and helps to understand the evolution of one of the most interesting threats in mobile space so far…. “We’ve got 5 new files of ZitMo: 4 for Blackberry and 1 for Android. As you may know, the Blackberry platform has never been actively targeted by malware. And here we have 4 different samples of ZeuS-in-the-Mobile for Blackberry at once: 3 .cod files and 1 .jar file (with one more .cod inside). Yes, finally we’ve got a ZitMo dropper file for Blackberry.” The new Trojan attempts to steal online banking information from users in Germany, Spain in Italy. This is not the first time researchers found Trojans for BlackBerry; Trend Micro says it identified a BlackBerry Trojan in the spring of 2011. But it is the latest BlackBerry Trojan to be identified, and it appears to have been created relatively recently. AS Kaskpersky Lab via The Register Related content opinion The Importance of Identity Management in Security By Charles Pelton Nov 28, 2023 5 mins Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Data Management brandpost Sponsored by Rocket Software Why data virtualization is critical for business success Data is your most valuable resource—but only if you can access it fast enough to address present challenges. Data virtualization is the key. By Milan Shetti, CEO of Rocket Software Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by Rocket Software The hybrid approach: Get the best of both mainframe and cloud Cloud computing and modernization often go hand in hand, but that doesn’t mean the mainframe should be left behind. A hybrid approach offers the most value, enabling businesses to get the best of both worlds. By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by Rimini Street Dear Oracle Cloud…I need my own space Access results from a recent Rimini Street survey about why enterprises are rethinking their Oracle relationship and cloud strategy. By Tanya O'Hara Nov 28, 2023 5 mins Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe