Scourge of Android Overlay Malware on Rise
The black market for malicious Android software is heating up thanks to a rise in popularity of overlay malware. Continue reading Scourge of Android Overlay Malware on Rise
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Tuto4PC Utilities Silently Install 12M Backdoors, Cisco
Security experts estimate 12 million users have been enticed to download software from the French firm Tuto4PC whose programs and silently install backdoors on PCs. Continue reading Tuto4PC Utilities Silently Install 12M Backdoors, Cisco
Verizon DBIR Top Threats: Credential Theft, Phishing and PoS
Most alarming is not what’s new in Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report, rather what’s old and still causing chaos behind corporate firewalls. Continue reading Verizon DBIR Top Threats: Credential Theft, Phishing and PoS
Android Ransomware Attacks Using Towelroot, Hacking Team Exploits
Drive-by exploits install ransomware on outdated Android devices using a stolen Hacking Team exploit and the first weaponized Towelroot attack. Continue reading Android Ransomware Attacks Using Towelroot, Hacking Team Exploits
Experts Weigh-In Over FBI $1.3 Million iPhone Zero-Day Payout
Was the Federal Bureau of Investigation justified in paying over $1.3 million for a hacking tool that opened the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino terrorist? Continue reading Experts Weigh-In Over FBI $1.3 Million iPhone Zero-Day Payout
Viber Heats Up Crypto Debate: Adds Encryption to 711 Million Users
Messaging platform firm Viber is adding end-to-end encryption to 711 million of its users, becoming the latest tech firm to embrace encryption on a massive scale. Continue reading Viber Heats Up Crypto Debate: Adds Encryption to 711 Million Users
Apple and FBI Faceoff at House Encryption Hearing
Apple and the FBI vow to work together to find compromise solution in encryption debate. Continue reading Apple and FBI Faceoff at House Encryption Hearing
APT Targeting Tibetans Packs Four Vulnerabilities in One Compromise
Tibetans along with journalists and human rights workers in Hong Kong and Taiwan have been targeted in campaigns using phishing emails laced with Microsoft RTF attachments that exploit four vulnerabilities. Continue reading APT Targeting Tibetans Packs Four Vulnerabilities in One Compromise
3.2 Million Servers Vulnerable to JBoss Attack
Cisco Talos said that 3.2 million servers are vulnerable to the JBoss flaw used as the initial point of compromise in the recent SamSam ransomware attacks. Continue reading 3.2 Million Servers Vulnerable to JBoss Attack
Microsoft Wins Widespread Support in Privacy Clash With Government
Privacy advocates are cheering Microsoft’s lawsuit against the US government over data requests. Continue reading Microsoft Wins Widespread Support in Privacy Clash With Government