Tag: security
Dangerous Android malware targets US banking apps – 50,000 people already affected, make sure you’re not next
Security researchers found a PDF app for Android sporting a banking trojan The trojan was introduced with a patch, six weeks after release It had more than 50,000 downloads, so users should beware A dangerous Android banking trojan has found a way to the Google Play Store once again, potentially…
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US arrests Silk Typhoon hacker accused of stealing Covid research and mass email hacking
33-year-old man was accused of spying for the Chinese government FBI alleges he is part of the Silk Typhoon hacking collective If convicted, he might be looking at decades in jail Italian law enforcement has arrested a 33-year-old Chinese national for allegedly spying on the United States. Landing at Milan’s…
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UK Police wants to spend $100 million to turn millions of hours of VHS footage into digital format — now that’s something AI could help with
Old media archives are to be digitized to support UK police investigations Bluelight opens £100 million framework to upgrade analog police records Suppliers must attach correct metadata and handle sensitive material securely The UK police service is preparing to spend up to £100 million to digitize millions of hours of…
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Be careful where you click in Google search results – it could be damaging malware
Arctic Wolf spotted SEO-optimized fake download pages The sites spoofed PuTTY and WinSCP Experts warn IT teams to be careful when downloading software Experts have uncovered a malicious campaign using SEO-optimized fake landing pages to deploy a malware loader called Oyster. Cybersecurity researchers Arctic Wolf found threat actors have created…
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This top security platform is being hacked to carry out malware threats
Elastic Security Labs recently reported of Shellter Elite being abused Someone leaked a license, allowing threat actors to abuse the pentesting tool Shellter Project released a patch to address the incidents A popular commercial pentesting tool was being abused for months in malware delivery campaigns, thanks to a reckless, or…
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Experts flag a huge amount of cyberattacks coming from this unexpected domain
Experts observe a 19x quarter-over-quarter rise in .es usage for malicious campaigns 99% were credential phishing attacks, with 1% relating to remote access trojans Microsoft was by far the most commonly impersonated brand Cybersecurity experts from Cofense have revealed a 19x increase in malicious campaigns using .es domains between Q4…
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