Threat Alert: Zoom Impersonated for Phishing Attacks

Phishing attacks rose 220 per cent during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic compared to the yearly average -Gulf BusinessContinue reading
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UAE successfully launches its first interplanetary mission to Mars

The United Arab Emirates has successfully launched its first interplanetary mission. This morning, Al Amal, or the Hope Probe, took off from Japan at 6:58 am Monday 20th July (local time), and is currently headed towards Mars.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading UAE successfully launches its first interplanetary mission to Mars

Massive BEC Scheme Run by Nigerian National Dismantled by FBI

A Nigerian national faces charges in the United States emanating from various cybercrime schemes that included business email compromise (BEC) frauds and a number of other alleged infractions. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, 37, a.k.a. “Ray Hushpuppi&#8221… Continue reading Massive BEC Scheme Run by Nigerian National Dismantled by FBI

New California Data Privacy Law, Wyze Data Leak, ToTok Spy App

In episode 102: Details on the new California data privacy law, the Wyze data leak, and what is the ToTok app and could it be spying on you? ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Enter our Silent Pocket New Year’s Giveaway – Dead… Continue reading New California Data Privacy Law, Wyze Data Leak, ToTok Spy App

Fake Telegram app on more than 100,000 phones infected U.S., UAE Androids

A bogus version of the messaging app Telegram infected downloaders’ phones with a pernicious strain of malware that sent devices searching for malicious sites on an endless loop, according to Symantec research published Monday. The MobonoGram 2019 app was downloaded more than 100,000 times — mostly by users in Iran, the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates — before it was scrubbed from Google’s marketplace. The program’s developers borrowed open-source code from the real Telegram app, a program that provides encrypted messaging, while adding code that forced the app to try to connect to gaming sites, pornography and other suspicious URLs on a constant basis. The app also contained Android.FakeYouWon, a malware that displays websites promoting fake offers and scams. Symantec’s discovery of MobonoGram 2019 provides the latest reminder that scammers use programs in the Google Play Store as Trojan horses to infiltrate users’ phones. Many international users would have been […]

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