The TeaBot malware has been found in the QR Code & Barcode Scanner app available through the Google Play Store. This trojan is notorious for accessing and stealing banking information from smartphones. Google Play app downloaded more than 10,000 times contained data-stealing RAT | Ars Technica Here are the latest …
The ICO steps in – The Scottish Government needs to be more transparent with respect to citizen’s personal information and the COVID-19 app
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a written reprimand to both the Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland about failures in how citizen’s personal data was used and handled by the NHS Scotland COVID Status app. Governments should not be making these types of mistakes. See the ICO article …
Google statement on cyber security and resilience for Google Cloud services
In the light of the Ukraine Russia Conflict Google has issued a statement for it’s users: How Google Cloud is helping those affected by war in Ukraine | Google Cloud Blog
Now we have “stalkerware”
Stalkerware – Wikipedia Bruce Schneier has a link to an article that describes how stalkerware operates and the companies behind it. Vulnerability in Stalkerware Apps – Schneier on Security
Cyber security insurance – some advice – Updated
The original article was published on 1 March 2022. I am often asked my opinion of cyber security insurance, particularly if I think it will cover a particular type of incident and loss. I have been asked for my opinion on the tendency for some cyber security companies to bundle …
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