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Named after its command and control (C&C) panel, the malware “needs only another component from the server to conduct its RAM scraping routine,” Trend Micro says.

Cybercriminals out of West Africa pilfered an average of $2.7 million from businesses and $422,000 on average from individuals during 2013-2015, according to new INTERPOL and Trend Micro data, a rate that is on the rise.

Trend Micro is reporting a new threat to Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices that is specifically able to exploit a specific vulnerability in surveillance cameras made by AVTech.

Cybercrime-related complaints in West Africa soared from 940 in 2013 to 2,182 in 2015, says “Cybercrime in West Africa,” a report jointly done by the global police network known as Interpol and Trend Micro, a security software company with headquarters in Tokyo. Only 30 percent of the cybercrimes reported to police in the region lead to arrests, it said.

West Africa is poised to become a cyber crime hot spot, according to new research out this morning from security firm Trend Micro and Interpol, the international police organization.