The weirdest security stories of 2022

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We take a look at the weirdest security related stories of 2022—from apes to the great unknowns of space.

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A DEEP DIVE INTO NEW 64 BIT EMOTET MODULES

Credit to Author: Tejaswini Sandapolla| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:45:52 +0000

Emotet is usually delivered by SPAM campaigns containing document files. This self-propagating Trojan is a downloader malware that…

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Auto-launching HiddAd on Google Play Store found in more than 6 million downloads

Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:11:19 +0000

HiddenAd or HiddAd are icon-hiding adware applications. The prime motive of HiddAd is to generate revenue through aggressive…

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Coronavirus impacts security conferences and events: check your schedule

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:02:04 +0000

We look at upcoming cancellations, postponements, and moves to virtual for security conferences in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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A week in security (January 27 – February 2)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:00:50 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most interesting security news

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A week in security (September 9 – 15)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:35:21 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 9–15, including locking down AWS, mobile malware, phishing threats, and more.

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Monday review – the hot 22 stories of the week

Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:11:58 +0000

From the RDP exploit already at your door to Chrome’s XSS Auditor – and everything in between. It’s weekly roundup time.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/HCHUl_39gMk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Caution: Misuse of security tools can turn against you

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:34:57 +0000

If not implemented correctly, the very security tools we use to keep our information private may actually cause data leaks themselves. We outline a few cases and provide suggestions for researchers and security admins.

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