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A week in security (May 10 – 16)

May 17, 2021 admin 0 Comments a week in security, airtag, amazon robocalls, Android, Android malware, avaddon, benntag, colonial pipeline, darkside, Facebook, fake trading apps, fragattack, jake bernstein, lock and code, lock and code podcast, Magecart, mitre att&ck, msi afterburn, panda malware, Patch Tuesday, ransomware, skimmer, teabot, toshiba, weekly blog roundup, WhatsApp, Windows 7

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 09:47:49 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most interesting secrurity stories alongside the very best of our own research, from May 10 – 16.

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Update these five things immediately | Kaspersky official blog

May 13, 2021 admin 0 Comments Android, apps, Browsers, Exploits, Tips, Updates, vulnerabilities, windows

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 10:03:56 +0000

Why you need to update your operating system, browsers, and antivirus, plus office productivity and financial software.

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How to configure notifications in Android | Kaspersky official blog

May 7, 2021 admin Android, digital comfort zone, mobile devices, notifications, Tips

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 07 May 2021 15:40:59 +0000

Step-by-step instructions for removing unnecessary notifications on Android tablets or smartphones.

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A highly sarcastic Android security warning

April 29, 2021 admin Android, enterprise mobile management, Mobile, mobile application management, Mobile Device Management, Security, small and medium business, smartphones

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:38:00 -0700

Holy floppin’ hellfire, Henry! Have you heard? A terrifying new form of Android malware is running amok — stealing passwords, emptying bank accounts, and drinking all the grape soda from the refrigerators of unsuspecting Android phone owners.

We should all be quivering in our rainboots, according to almost all the information I’ve read on these here internets. Numerous adjective-filled news stories have warned me that the “scary new Android malware” is “spreading quickly,” targeting “millions” (millions!) of users, and occasionally even “kicking people square in the groin.” (All right, so I made that last part up. But you get the idea.)

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Watch out! Android Flubot spyware is spreading fast

April 28, 2021 admin Android, correos, dga, dhl, factory reset, FedEx, flubot, malware, ncsc, royal mail, smishing

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:06:59 +0000

Notorious Android spyware Flubot is spreading via messages about missed deliveries.

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What smishing is and how to protect yourself from it | Kaspersky official blog

April 23, 2021 admin Android, iOS, mobile devices, phishing, smishing, sms, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Alexey Ferapontov| Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:06:57 +0000

Smishing is phishing using text messages (SMS). What makes smishing more dangerous than typical e-mail phishing, and how you can protect yourself.

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Details of how the feds broke into iPhones should shake up enterprise IT

April 19, 2021 admin Android, iOS, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 03:18:00 -0700

Apple has an awkward history with security researchers: it wants to tout that its security is excellent, which means trying to silence those who aim to prove otherwise. But those attempts to fight security researchers who sell their information to anyone other than Apple undercuts the company’s security message.

A recent piece in The Washington Post spilled the details behind Apple’s legendary fight with the U.S. government in 2016, when the Justice Department pushed Apple to create a security backdoor related to the iPhone used by a terrorist in the San Bernardino shooting. Apple refused; the government pursued it in court. Then when the government found a security researcher who offered a way to bypass Apple security, the government abandoned its legal fight. The exploit worked and, anticlimactically, nothing of value to the government was found on the device.

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