Collaborate Disseminate
Android spyware masqueraded as a fake system update on the Google Play store in an attempt to log unsuspecting users’ location data.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Fake Android system update *really* wants to know your location
London gun owners want to know if the Metropolitan Police shared a database containing 30,000 firearm registrants’ information with a marketing firm. On 18 April, 5,000 rifle owners and 25,000 shotgun owners living in London received a leaflet in the day’s mail. Titled “Protect Your Firearms and Shotguns with SmartWater,” the leaflet urges the recipient […]… Read More
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London gun owners want to know if the Metropolitan Police shared a database containing 30,000 firearm registrants’ information with a marketing firm. On 18 April, 5,000 rifle owners and 25,000 shotgun owners living in London received a leaflet in the day’s mail. Titled “Protect Your Firearms and Shotguns with SmartWater,” the leaflet urges the recipient […]… Read More
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The Hajime malware is worming its way through DVRs, CCTV systems, and other poorly-protected Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading The Hajime IoT worm fights the Mirai botnet for control of your devices
Microsoft has announced a new feature that allows users to log into their accounts with their phones instead of their passwords. The Redmond-based tech giant’s newest option, which it calls “phone sign-in,” is an effort to move users away from authenticating themselves via upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols. Instead of remembering a password that […]… Read More
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The Center for Internet Security (CIS) Top 20 Critical Security Controls, or “Foundational Controls,” can help any organization address the growing number of digital security threats confronting them. Obviously, for these controls to reduce risk, a company must first implement them. Failure to do so can result in some real security nightmares. IT experts who’ve […]… Read More
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Malicious hackers can use tracking pixels to help them gather intelligence for attack campaigns, both mass and targeted in scope say researchers.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Tracking pixels can conduct surveillance for targeted attacks
A new survey reveals that one in five businesses across the United Kingdom fell victim to a digital attack in the past year. On 18 April, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) published the results of a digital study for which it surveyed 1,200 UK businesses about their year in digital security. The survey’s findings […]… Read More
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Attackers can evade a security mechanism and abuse Unicode domains to phish for the login credentials of Chrome, Firefox, and Opera users.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Chrome, Firefox, and Opera users vulnerable to Unicode domain phishing attacks
The BankBot trojan is targeting hundreds of apps on Google Play as part of a plot to steal Android users’ banking credentials and payment card details.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading BankBot Android banking malware targets hundreds of apps on Google Play