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Pakistani Android users hit by spyware campaign with malicious apps

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By Waqas
The spyware campaign is sophisticated considering the use of fake yet convincing apps and domains. Here’s what we know so far.
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Google Firebase cloud messaging abused to spread Android malware

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   Dubbed Firestarter by researchers; the Android malware campaign is exploiting the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan but its target remains the Pakistani government, noted Cisco Talos researchers. Cisco Talos researchers have discover… Continue reading Google Firebase cloud messaging abused to spread Android malware→

Pakistani power supplier K-Electric hit by NetWalker ransomware attack

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By Deeba Ahmed
K-Electric suffered a targeted ransomware attack by NetWalker ransomware operators that affected its billing and online services.
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Internet freedom activists are concerned a Trump appointee could threaten pro-democracy work abroad

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Internet freedom advocates are urging U.S. lawmakers to protect a small government-backed nonprofit that’s funded a generation of secure technologies meant to safeguard data in repressive countries. The organization, the Open Technology Fund, is an 8-year-old outfit that helps develop open and accessible technologies with an eye on promoting human rights abroad. It’s a subsidiary of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, overseer of the government operations designed to beam American news into foreign countries via outlets like Voice of America and Radio Free Asia. After a generation of quietly investing in technologies like encrypted messaging app Signal and anonymity tools like Tails and Tor, the future of the Open Technology Fund suddenly is in doubt. The new CEO of the Agency for Global Media, Michael Pack, a Trump administration appointee and a longtime ally of Steve Bannon, has fired the head of the OTF and the heads of four […]

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Dark web hacker leaks sensitive Indian defense contractor data

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Indian defense contactor Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has been hacked.
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Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter hacked with photo of Pakistani PM Imran Khan

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By Uzair Amir
Turkish hackers left a message protesting against Ireland on a Twitter account owned by India actor. The official Twitter account of Bollywood’s legend Amitabh Bachchan has apparently been hacked by Turkish hacking group calling its… Continue reading Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter hacked with photo of Pakistani PM Imran Khan→

Pakistani Govt’s passport application tracking site hacked with Scanbox framework

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Hackers are after anyone seeking Pakistani passport while there is no response from the website’s administrator. Researchers at information security firm Trustwave have made a startling new discovery about data breach on a Pakistani gove… Continue reading Pakistani Govt’s passport application tracking site hacked with Scanbox framework→