Category: malware

Apple Mail for iPhone may be vulnerable to malware attacks

Post author By Randall
Post date April 22, 2020
Categories In Apple, Email, exploit, gear, ios, Ipad, ipados, Iphone, mail, malware, News, Security, Tech, vulnerability, zecops

[ad_1] The problem, though, is that evidence is relatively difficult to find. ZecOps found its evidence through hints in iOS, and couldn’t obtain the malware as the messages had already been deleted. Jamf Software security researcher Patrick Wardle also told the WSJ that the evidence of ongoing attacks was “compelling,” but not authoritative. We’ve asked […]

The latest iPad Pro disables mics when its case is closed

Post author By Randall
Post date April 3, 2020
Categories In Apple, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, ios, Ipad, ipad os, ipad pro, magic keyboard, malware, microphone, Security, smart keyboard folio, spyware, tablet, Tech

[ad_1] When the case’s cover is closed, software can’t access audio data, whether from a standard app or one with root privileges. This means that even if the iPad’s firmware is affected by malware, a bad actor won’t be able to listen in. For the feature to work, the user has to have a case […]

Google's security measures failed to find Android malware in Play Store

Post author By Randall
Post date March 24, 2020
Categories In ad fraud, app, check point, gear, Google, malware, play store, Security, Tech, tekya

[ad_1] Google may have introduced a number of security measures to prevent malicious apps from appearing in the Play Store, but they're not watertight. New analysis from Check Point shows that earlier this year, malware was lurking within 56 apps that had b… [ad_2] Source link

Microsoft disrupts a botnet that infected 9 million computers

Post author By Randall
Post date March 10, 2020
Categories In algorithm, botnet, business, cybercrime, domains, gear, Internet, malware, Microsoft, necrus, personal computing, personalcomputing, Security, Tech

[ad_1] To disrupt Necurs, Microsoft analyzed a technique the botnet used to generate new domains through an algorithm. It then predicted over six million domains that would be created in the next 25 months and reported these to registries around the world, so that they can be blocked, preventing future attacks. Today’s action, Microsoft says, […]

Google is cracking down on apps with ‘disruptive’ ads

Post author By Randall
Post date February 20, 2020
Categories In ads, adware, Android, apps, business, disruptive ads, gear, Google, google play, google play store, machine learning, malware, Mobile, Security, Tech

[ad_1] Google defines disruptive ads as ones that either interfere with device usability or display when the user isn’t actively using the app. For example, an app could serve a full-screen ad when a user unlocks their phone to make a call. These popups affect more than just users — advertisers end up paying for […]

Microsoft’s Defender security software is coming to iOS and Android

Post author By Randall
Post date February 20, 2020
Categories In Android, apps, attacks, Cybersecurity, defender, gear, ios, linux, malware, Microsoft, microsoft defender, Mobile, operating systems, phishing, Security, Tech

[ad_1] On Android and iOS, Defender will help prevent people from visiting online destinations that Microsoft deems unsafe, Rob Lefferts, a Microsoft corporate vice president, told CNBC. It may also prevent phishing attacks. Lefferts told CNBC that iOS and Android are “pretty safe, but pretty safe is not the same as safe.” It’s not yet […]

Android security flaw lets attackers send malware over Bluetooth

Post author By Randall
Post date February 9, 2020
Categories In Android, bluefrag, bluetooth, exploit, gear, Google, Internet, malware, Mobile, Security, Smartphone, Tech, vulnerability

[ad_1] BlueFrag doesn’t work with Android 10. It’s possible that versions before Android 8 are affected, but the team hadn’t “evaluated the impact” on older releases. You can protect yourself by installing the February 2020 security patch, and the Bluetooth nature of the flaw means that you’ll have to be relatively close to an attacker. […]

Guardian: Saudi prince’s account used to hack Jeff Bezos via WhatsApp

Post author By Randall
Post date January 21, 2020
Categories In Amazon, breach, business, data breach, gear, Hack, jeff bezos, malware, mbs, Mobile, mohammad bin salman, Saudi Arabia, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The breach was apparently carried out in early May 2018, when Bezos received an unsolicited message from the crown prince — or an entity in control of his WhatsApp account. That message allegedly contained a video file that forensic analysis later concluded was highly likely to contain malware that allowed “large amounts of data” […]

Three people sentenced for running $100 million malware crime network

Post author By Randall
Post date December 22, 2019
Categories In crime, cybercrime, gear, georgia, goznym, Internet, law, malware, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The network operated for years, using GozNym to compromise over 41,000 computers and swipe money from targets’ bank accounts. It started falling apart when Nikolov was caught and extradited to the US in December 2016, although he didn’t plead guilty until April 2019. The FBI said these sentences showed that it wouldn’t let online […]

New Orleans declares state of emergency following cyberattack

Post author By Randall
Post date December 14, 2019
Categories In Cyberattack, gear, government, Internet, louisiana, malware, new orleans, phishing, ransomware, Security, Tech

[ad_1] Officials are running many services on pen and paper until it’s deemed safe for computers to come back online, although the Orleans Parish Communication District (which handles both 311 and 991 lines) and courts weren’t affected. The city added that emergency services’ communications were still active, and that it could still obtain footage from […]