…do you get it checked? It may seem a strange thing to think about, surely the programmers know how to produce secure code? But recent research has shown that even the biggest organisations have coders who continuously leave valuable credentials embedded in their public facing apps. These transgressions often arise …
Let’s start this week with Android Malware
For the last couple of weeks we have started the week off with ransomware, this week for a change we will start the week with Android malware. Cybercrime service bypasses Android security to install malware – BleepingComputer I have reported on the steps Google has been taking is tightening up …
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Apple’s report into how it stops App Store crimes
I choose not to call them scams but crimes. The Apple App Store is well curated, that is one of Apple’s selling points for its products – the added security this curation brings. But of course, the threat actors are always looking for ways to squeeze past this curation. Apple …
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Watch where you download your Tor browser from…
…or any other software. Governments around the world, including for instance Russia, ban Tor web sites from the internet in their countries as it is a very effective way for users to conceal their IP address from authorities. However this had led to a rise in other sites offering Tor …
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Roaming Mantis targets both Android and Apple iOS. But there are more malicious apps out there than you probably realise…
The threat actor Roaming Mantis has been detected since February, targeting victims across Europe and the Far East. Their attacks are based around phishing text messages, Android users are directed to download a malicious app, whilst Apple users (as the Apple “walled garden” Apps store does an effective job of …
NCSC warns of risks with App stores
This is a warning that we not only access App stores from our phones, but smart TVs, smart speakers, voice assistants, games consoles, computers and other devices all have app stores we use. Application Stores – NCSC.GOV.UK If there are any weaknesses in these various app stores, then you can …
Cisco’s Webex app could leak audio data
Napier University’s Cyber Security department used Webex when I was studying there. Here is research that demonstrates that the software could leak audio even when muted. “Are You Really Muted?: A Privacy Analysis of Mute Buttons in Video Conferencing Apps,” The research looked at many of the apps that have …
