Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
We all see redacting n the TV shows and movies we watch – documents with big black lines through the secret information that must not be revealed – and I use similar techniques for screenshots I use here to conceal secret information. I am sure you do the same. I …
Threat actors are always looking for the opportunity to abuse someone’s trust, exploit a tragedy or take advantage of something in the news, etc. etc. etc.. ChatGPT is in the news. Earlier this year, the popular artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT service started to charge for access and this has prompted …
New variants of the Android malware, SpyNote, are being used by threat actors to stealthily access and modify infected smartphones. SpyNote malware spies on Android users, steals banking credentials – The Record from Recorded Future News If your people are using Android as part of your Bring Your Own Device …
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Google has released an Android update that fixes a range of vulnerabilities: Android December 2022 security updates fix 81 vulnerabilities (bleepingcomputer.com) Unlike Apple, who control both the hardware and software in its eco-system and updates apply to all “in support” devices, Google does not so there are many flavours of …
Even though users are reporting that the app is fake in the reviews on Google Play Store, it is still available for download and getting positive ratings. Malicious Android app found powering account creation service (bleepingcomputer.com) The actions of the app to hijack account creation processes for major services such …
This attack by the pro-North Korean APT 37 espionage group has been aimed at specific targets. The malware exploits a backdoor in Windows and steals sensitive data from the infected PC and exfiltrates it to a Google Drive. ESET researchers also discovered the malware shows the capability to steal data …
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The apps PC Keyboard, Lazy Mouse, and Telepad have been discovered to have serious vulnerabilities in their code: Critical RCE bugs in Android remote keyboard apps with 2M installs (bleepingcomputer.com) This is the case for both the free and paid for versions and could expose the keypresses to monitoring and …
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