This is not what you are thinking. It is not a malware scanner on your Apple iPhone and it is for a very specific malware infection. What it is a multi-platform scanner produced by, the Russian security company, Kaspersky to detect if an iOS device has been infected with ‘Triangulation’ …
Let’s finish the week where we started it – Android Malware
Here is a deep dive on the operation of the Predator Android malware by Bill Toulas of Bleeping Computer from research by Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab. Predator: Looking under the hood of Intellexa’s Android spyware (bleepingcomputer.com) Predator is commercially available malware – only sold to governments or authorised …
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CISA Security Advisories – and why checking this post and software patching is important
CISA is the US government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a very good source cyber security and software patching information. Last week they posted several software patching updates and known vulnerabilities that are being exploited and mitigations for them. Samba Releases Security Updates for Multiple Versions of Samba | …
The thefts have started – The SVB collapse…
Following my article earlier this week to warn you to be on the look out for scams – theft attempts – based around the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Bleeping Computer is reporting that the cybercriminals are actively exploiting the situation looking to steal money and data: Cybercriminals …
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Deception for profit on a massive scale
Bill Toulas over on Bleeping Computer refers to the organisation Fangxiao as a malicious for-profit group. Fangxiao runs a massive of over 42,000 web domains that impersonate popular brands that redirect users to sites carrying adware apps, dating sites and that favourite of those browsing the web “free” giveaways. This …
