Friday, 03 October 2025

Zimperium Identifies 2,400+ Malware Variants Targeting Logins and MFA

Dallas, TX: Zimperium has issued a stark warning to organizations worldwide: mobile‑based credential theft is accelerating, and the wave is far from over.

Looking back over the past year, Zimperium’s global telemetry revealed more than 2,400 variants of mobile malware specifically engineered to steal login credentials and intercept multi‑factor authentication (MFA) codes. These attacks are powered by mishing (mobile‑focused phishing) campaigns and sideloaded apps that silently harvest access keys from the very devices employees rely on every day.

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Gunnebo Entrance Control has acquired Special Montering, a Denmark-based specialist in access control installation and maintenance, expanding its footprint in Northern Europe and boosting local service capabilities.

Founded in 2009 in Aarhus with a new branch in Copenhagen, Special Montering is known for delivering locks, door automation, and access management solutions across sectors including commercial offices, public buildings, industrial sites, and infrastructure projects.

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Research revealed that 85% of organisations use two or more cloud service providers but 43% of applications remain on-premise 

A new study from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), commissioned by cybersecurity leader AlgoSec, has revealed that most organisations are struggling to secure applications across fragmented, hybrid cloud environments.  

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  1. ABCA Systems Expands Portfolio with Acquisition of RAAM Group
  2. Taxman reports almost 3,000 laptops and phones worth over £1.8m lost and stolen amid national cyber risk
  3. THE SECURITY INSTITUTE RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SECURITY PROFESSIONALS
  4. Crime and Policing Minister hosts retail and security industry to unveil new strategy ‘Tackling Retail Crime Together’
  5. New General Secretary for optical technologies body as it expands global role
  6. BlackFog report reveals 63% increase in Q2 ransomware attacks YoY
  7. Historic naval title for Her Majesty The Queen as she visits HMS Astute in Plymouth
  8. Silobreaker supports NATO CCDCOE with release of new report on cybersecurity threats to maritime port infrastructure
  9. Zimperium Warns of Surge in Mobile Cyber Threats as Summer Travel Heats Up
  10. Royal Navy underscores national security as warships shadow five Russian vessels in UK waters
  11. The Security Institute Hosts Second Annual Young People’s Skill Building Event, Welcoming Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
  12. The Islamic Republic’s Doomsday Clock
  13. Scott Gainey Joins Checkmarx as Chief Marketing Officer to Spearhead New Growth Strategies
  14. ‘Blundering’ Bank of England loses hundreds laptops and phones amid rising cyber threat
  15. The Law Society welcomes Data Act but raises concerns



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