Month: July 2020
Linux users, beware: TrickBot malware is no longer Windows-exclusive null
The creators of the TrickBot have once again updated their malware with new functionality and now it can target Linux devices through its new DNS command and control tool Anchor_DNS. While TrickBot originally started out as a banking trojan, the malware has evolved to perform other malicious behaviors including spreading…
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Android malware posing as Covid-19 contact tracing apps Malicious Contact Tracing App
As countries around the world started providing Covid-19 contact tracing apps to their citizens, cybercriminals used this to their advantage to distribute Android malware, according to a new report from EclecticIQ and ThreatFabric. Researchers from both companies as well others identified malicious Android apps that were disguised as the official…
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Gogo lays off 14 percent of its workers as airline industry struggles continue
In-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo is laying off 143 people, or about 14 percent of its workforce, as people continue to avoid air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company previously furloughed 600 workers and cut executive pay in April, and said Thursday that it will “continue certain furloughs and maintain…
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Office 365 phishing scam uses Google Ad domains to evade security null
A new phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ Office 365 login credentials by tricking them into accepting a new Terms of Use and Privacy Policy has been discovered by researchers at the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC). This campaign has been observed across multiple organizations and employs a number…
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Google’s ‘trust tokens’ are here to take cookies down a peg
Google said earlier this year it would join other web browser companies to block third-party cookies in Chrome, and today, developers have their first chance to test a proposed alternative to tracking users across the web: trust tokens. Unlike cookies, trust tokens are designed to authenticate a user without needing…
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Google tightens its ad misinformation policies ahead of the election
Google has announced it’s strengthening its ad policy in an attempt to counter inaccurate information ahead of the November election. Under the policy changes, advertisers who work together to conceal their identities and distribute misinformation an… Source
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