01 Sep

USB Drives – Protecting Your Humble Workhorse from Malware and Loss

The humble USB drive—the workhorse of students, professionals, and everyday computer users. No wonder hackers put USB drives in their crosshairs.  Why such a target?

Author rabih
31 Aug

Good news for Key Group ransomware victims: Free decryptor out now

Even ransomware operators make mistakes, and in the case of ransomware gang the Key Group, a cryptographic error allowed a team of security researchers to

Author rabih
31 Aug

Kremlin-backed Sandworm strikes Android devices with data-stealing Infamous Chisel

Russia’s Sandworm crew is using an Android malware strain dubbed Infamous Chisel to remotely access Ukrainian soldiers’ devices, monitor network traffic, access files, and steal

Author rabih
31 Aug

Secret Selfies: Can Phones Take Pictures and Videos of You Without Your Knowledge?

It’s a longstanding question: can your phone really take selfies without your knowledge?  The answer is yes, but with a pretty big asterisk next to

Author rabih
31 Aug

Fake Signal and Telegram apps – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research uncovers active campaigns targeting Android users and spreading espionage code through the Google Play store, Samsung Galaxy Store and dedicated websites Source

Author rabih
31 Aug

What you need to know about iCloud Private Relay

If you want to try to enter the world of VPNs with a small dip, then iCloud Private Relay is your friend — but is

Author rabih
30 Aug

Barracuda gateway attacks: How Chinese snoops keep a grip on victims’ networks

Nearly a third of organizations compromised by Chinese cyberspies via a critical bug in some Barracuda Email Security Gateways were government units, according to Mandiant.

Author rabih
30 Aug

Microsoft ain’t happy with Russia-led UN cybercrime treaty

A controversial United Nations proposal has a new foe, Microsoft, which has joined the growing number of organizations warning delegates that the draft version of

Author rabih
30 Aug

Microsoft angry over Russian-led UN cybercrime treaty

A controversial United Nations proposal has a new foe, Microsoft, which has joined the growing number of organizations warning delegates that the draft version of

Author rabih
30 Aug

Online Job Scams – TikTokers Tell Their Stories, with a Warning

We reported earlier this year, a fresh rash of online job scams continue to rope in plenty of victims. Now, those victims are taking to

Author rabih
30 Aug

BadBazaar espionage tool targets Android users via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps

ESET researchers have discovered active campaigns linked to the China-aligned APT group known as GREF, distributing espionage code that has previously targeted Uyghurs Source

Author rabih
30 Aug

Toyota Japan back on the road after probably-not-cyber attack halted production

Toyota Japan has recovered from what it’s described as a “malfunction in the production order system” that halted production on 28 lines across 14 plants

Author rabih
30 Aug

Meta reckons China’s troll farms could learn proper OpSec from Russia’s fake news crews

Russia appears to be “better” at running online trolling campaigns aimed at pushing its political narratives than China, according to Meta’s latest Adversarial Threat Report.

Author rabih
29 Aug

University cuts itself off from internet after mystery security snafu

The University of Michigan has isolated itself from the internet but, hey, everything’s fine! The institute’s president on Tuesday published a letter to the school

Author rabih
29 Aug

Apple security boss faces iPads-for-gun-permits bribery charge… again

An appeals court has reversed a 2021 decision to drop a bribery charge against Apple’s head of global security, who is accused of donating iPads

Author rabih
29 Aug

FBI-led Operation Duck Hunt shoots down Qakbot

Uncle Sam today said an international law enforcement effort dismantled Qakbot, aka QBot, a notorious botnet and malware loader responsible for losses totaling hundreds of

Author rabih
29 Aug

Peeling Back the Layers of RemcosRat Malware

Authored by Preksha Saxena McAfee labs observed a Remcos RAT campaign where malicious VBS files were delivered via phishing email. A phishing email contained a

Author rabih
29 Aug

On Public Wi-Fi, a VPN is Your Friend

You can almost feel it in the air. Wi-Fi is everywhere. And if you tap into public Wi-Fi, do it with a VPN.  The keyword

Author rabih
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