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Battling online coronavirus scams with facts

February 10, 2020 admin 2019-ncov, cdc, centers for disease control and prevention, China, coronavirus, email scam, emotet, hubei, malware, novel coronavirus, phishing campaign, phishing scam, quarantine, Social engineering, us cdc, who, World Health Organization, Wuhan

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:49 +0000

New online scams have preyed on the public’s fear about coronavirus outbreak. Don’t be fooled. Here is what we know about coronavirus and its related scams.

Categories:

Social engineering

Tags: 2019-nCoV CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention china coronavirus email scam emotet Hubei malware Novel Coronavirus phishing campaign phishing scam quarantine US CDC WHO World Health Organization Wuhan

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United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware

January 9, 2020 admin Android, Android malware, android/trojan.dropper.agent.umx, android/trojan.hiddenads, China, Mobile, mobile malware, pre-installed mobile malware, pre-installed software, Trojan

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

A US-funded government assistance program is selling budget-friendly mobile phones that come pre-installed with unremovable malicious apps. Malwarebytes Labs investigates the malware’s origins.

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Android

Tags: android malware Android/Trojan.Dropper.Agent.UMX Android/Trojan.HiddenAds china Mobile mobile malware pre-installed mobile malware pre-installed software trojan

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China to Barcelona: Schneider Go Green competition

December 6, 2019 admin China, Go Green, Hong Kong, innovation summit, innovation summit barcelona, Life @ Schneider Blog, schneider go green, student competition, University

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:00:49 +0000

Schneider Electric’s global student competition: Schneider Go Green We are the 2019 Schneider Go Green finalists from China, and we are here to share our story throughout the global student… Read more »

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International students in UK targeted by visa scammers

September 18, 2019 admin China, Chinese students, home office, Hong Kong, money mule, SCAM, scams, uk, UKVI, universities, University, Visa, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:49:40 +0000

Visa scammers are at it again, this time targeting Chinese international students in the UK. Learn how these scams work in order to steer clear, and advise others to do the same.

Categories:

Scams

Tags: china Chinese students home office hong kong money mule scam uk UKVI universities university visa wire fraud

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A week in security (September 2 – 8)

September 9, 2019 admin a week in security, back to school, back to school cybersecurity, Capital One data breach, China, cyber insurance, deepfake, deepfake for voices, Facebook, iphone compromise, Paige Thompson, ransomware, remote workers, romance scam, scammers, Social engineering, spear phishing, Targeted Attacks, trickbot, Uyghur Muslims

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:01:30 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.

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A week in security

Tags: back to school back to school cybersecurity Capital One data breach china cyber insurance deepfake deepfake for voices facebook iphone compromise Paige Thompson ransomware remote workers romance scam scammers Social Engineering spear phishing targeted attacks trickbot Uyghur Muslims

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My Summer Internship Experience in China: Support and encouragement all around

September 4, 2019 admin China, intern, internship, Life @ Schneider Blog, summer intern

Credit to Author: Employee Voices| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:00:40 +0000

My summer internship experience at Schneider Electric in China has given me the tools to succeed- right from the start. From my first day on-boarding to the continuous support, encouragement,… Read more »

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Facial recognition technology: force for good or privacy threat?

August 12, 2019 admin Amazon, Brooklyn, CCTV, China, Facial Recognition, Hong Kong, Internet of Things, IoT, LFR, microsoft, orlando, privacy, san francisco, surveillanceware, uk, United States, US

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000

It seems facial recognition technology, as technology so often does, has raced far ahead of our ability to define its ethical use. We take a hard look at major concerns brewing in cities around the world.

Categories:

Privacy

Tags: amazon brooklyn cctv china facial recognition hong kong Internet of Things IoT LFR microsoft orlando san francisco surveillanceware uk united states us

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A week in security (July 1 – 7)

July 8, 2019 admin a week in security, bitcoin, bitcoin generators, cash generators, China, Equifax, Germany, godlua, ironpython, openpgp, permissions, ryuk, smart home, stalkerware

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:08:33 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 1-7, including stalkerware, Bitcoin generators, app permissions, Chinese spyware, some giant leaks, and a new malware attack method.

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A week in security

Tags: bitcoin bitcoin generators cash generators china Equifax germany godlua ironpython openpgp permissions ryuk smart home stalkerware

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