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Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:07:23 +0000
Recently, Quick Heal Security Labs observed a new destructive ransomware named ‘Ryuk. Ransomware’. This ransomware campaign has already affected many users worldwide and seems to be a spear phishing attack. The compelling thing, it encrypts victim files without appending any extension but making files unreadable. Ryuk uses robust military algorithms…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:05:30 +0000
Today, Trend Micro released its first half 2018 security roundup report in which we want to share the threat intelligence we discovered through the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ that allows us to identify the threats that have targeted our customer base. Below are some thoughts I’d like to share with you about these trends…
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Serge Malenkovich| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:05:52 +0000
WhatsApp for Android can back up your chats to Google Drive. It’s free, but it may hurt older backups. Here’s how to get it right.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:29:05 +0000
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| Last spring, we found yet another piece of riskware on Google Play we call Android/PUP.Riskware.FakeGift. FakeGift does exactly what its name implies: gives its users fake gifts that can be redeemed for…absolutely nothing. Categories: Tags: AndroidfakegiftGoogle Playmobile menace mondaymobile riskwarePUPtriple m |
The post Mobile Menace Monday: FakeGift is the gift that keeps on frustrating appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:06:17 +0000
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| A roundup of the security news from August 20 – 26, including a look at insider threats, several breaches, and what tech giants Google and Facebook are doing about their privacy issues. Categories: Tags: a week in securitybadgelifecobalt dickenscybersecuritycybersecurity awarenessdigital entropy of deathelectionsfacebookGooglegreen card scamprivacyproject insecurityransomwarerecapryuksearch browser extensionssuperdrugthe lazarus grouptwitchvulnerabilitiesweekly blog roundup |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 16:53:03 +0000
How a seemingly harmless Android application can infect your smartphone using shared external storage.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:34:24 +0000
The infamous Lazarus group’s newest campaign is really hard to detect. Bonus: How cryptocurrencies, cybercriminals, and ramen noodles are connected.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Rupali Parate| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:43:48 +0000
Quick Heal Security Lab has spotted a couple of applications on play store which hide themselves after installation and display full screen ads after specific time interval. This trend is used by most of the developers these days to earn profit by displaying ads. Even if users want to uninstall…
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