Microsoft has warned about a new strain of mobile ransomware that takes advantage of incoming call notifications and Android's Home button to lock the device behind a ransom note. The findings concern a variant of a known Android ransomware family dubbed "MalLocker.B" which has now resurfaced with new techniques, including a novel means to deliver the ransom demand on infected … [Read more...] about Watch Out — Microsoft Warns Android Users About A New Ransomware
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How PayPal users are tricked by online fraudsters
You know how to use PayPal safely, but every day, scammers come up with new tricks to gain access to users’ accounts and empty their pockets digitally. Today we’re sharing some of fraudsters’ most popular schemes. Advance payment fraud It’s not unusual for online scammers to use so-called advance payment fraud, a classic Internet scam, to defraud PayPal users. Victims receive … [Read more...] about How PayPal users are tricked by online fraudsters
Popular iOS SDK Accused of Spying on Billions of Users and Committing Ad Fraud
A popular iOS software development kit (SDK) used by over 1,200 apps—with a total of more than a billion mobile users—is said to contain malicious code with the goal of perpetrating mobile ad-click fraud and capturing sensitive information.According to a report published by cybersecurity firm Snyk, Mintegral — a mobile programmatic advertising platform owned by Chinese mobile … [Read more...] about Popular iOS SDK Accused of Spying on Billions of Users and Committing Ad Fraud
Microsoft Reveals New Innocent Ways Windows Users Can Get Hacked
Microsoft earlier today released its August 2020 batch of software security updates for all supported versions of its Windows operating systems and other products.This month's Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 120 newly discovered software vulnerabilities, of which 17 are critical, and the rest are important in severity.In a nutshell, your Windows computer can be hacked … [Read more...] about Microsoft Reveals New Innocent Ways Windows Users Can Get Hacked
Flaws in Samsung Phones Exposed Android Users to Remote Attacks
New research disclosed a string of severe security vulnerabilities in the 'Find My Mobile'—an Android app that comes pre-installed on most Samsung smartphones—that could have allowed remote attackers to track victims' real-time location, monitor phone calls, and messages, and even delete data stored on the phone.Portugal-based cybersecurity services provider Char49 revealed its … [Read more...] about Flaws in Samsung Phones Exposed Android Users to Remote Attacks
Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users
A United States regulator has fined the credit card provider Capital One Financial Corp with $80 million over last year's data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million credit card applicants of Americans.The fine was imposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent bureau within the United States Department of the … [Read more...] about Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users
4 Dangerous Brazilian Banking Trojans Now Trying to Rob Users Worldwide
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday detailed as many as four different families of Brazilian banking trojans that have targeted financial institutions in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe.Collectively called the "Tetrade" by Kaspersky researchers, the malware families — comprising Guildma, Javali, Melcoz, and Grandoreiro — have evolved their capabilities to function as a … [Read more...] about 4 Dangerous Brazilian Banking Trojans Now Trying to Rob Users Worldwide
A New Ransomware Targeting Apple macOS Users Through Pirated Apps
Cybersecurity researchers this week discovered a new type of ransomware targeting macOS users that spreads via pirated apps.According to several independent reports from K7 Lab malware researcher Dinesh Devadoss, Patrick Wardle, and Malwarebytes, the ransomware variant — dubbed "EvilQuest" — is packaged along with legitimate apps, which upon installation, disguises itself as … [Read more...] about A New Ransomware Targeting Apple macOS Users Through Pirated Apps
New Mobile Internet Protocol Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Target 4G/5G Users
High impact vulnerabilities in modern communication protocol used by mobile network operators (MNOs) can be exploited to intercept user data and carry out impersonation, fraud, and denial of service (DoS) attacks, cautions a newly published research.The findings are part of a new Vulnerabilities in LTE and 5G Networks 2020 report published by London-based cybersecurity firm … [Read more...] about New Mobile Internet Protocol Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Target 4G/5G Users
Two Former Twitter Employees Caught Spying On Users For Saudi Arabia
Two former employees of Twitter have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government, likely with the purpose of unmasking the identity of dissidents.According to an indictment filed on November 5 and unsealed just yesterday, one of the charged Twitter employees, American citizen Ahmad Abouammo, left the company in May … [Read more...] about Two Former Twitter Employees Caught Spying On Users For Saudi Arabia