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  • December 8, 2022

Researchers Uncover Darknet Service Allowing Hackers to Trojonize Legit Android Apps

Researchers have shed light on a new hybrid malware campaign targeting both Android and Windows operating systems in a bid to expand its pool of victims. The attacks entail the use of different malware such as ERMAC, Erbium, Aurora, and Laplas, according to a ThreatFabric report shared with The Hacker News. “This campaign resulted in thousands of victims,” the Dutch cybersecurity […]

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Apple Introduces New Data Protections to Increase Cloud Security

The new features will be globally available in 2023, but one of them already is for some US users

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Metaparasites: The cybercriminals who rip each other off

Researchers at Sophos have investigated so-called “metaparasites” – the scammers who scam other scammers.

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Metaparasites: The cybercriminals who rip each other off

Researchers at Sophos have investigated so-called “metaparasites” – the scammers who scam other scammers.

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#BHEU: Time for Cyber Pros to Shape the Industry’s Future

Jen Ellis urges the cyber industry to take a leading role in shaping its future, during Black Hat Europe 2022

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Leaked Signing Keys Are Being Used to Sign Malware

A bunch of Android OEM signing keys have been leaked or stolen, and they are actively being used to sign malware. Łukasz Siewierski, a member of Google’s Android Security Team, has a post on the Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative (AVPI) issue tracker detailing leaked platform certificate keys that are actively being used to sign malware. […]

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Explorations in the spam folder–Holiday Edition

Watch ThreatWise TV: Explorations in the spam folder The spam folder: that dark and disregarded corner of every email account, full of too-good-to-be-true offers, unexpected shipments, and supposedly free giveaways. You’re right to ignore this folder; few good things come from exploring it. But every once in a while one of these misleading, and sometimes […]

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Leaked Signing Keys Are Being Used to Sign Malware

A bunch of Android OEM signing keys have been leaked or stolen, and they are actively being used to sign malware. Łukasz Siewierski, a member of Google’s Android Security Team, has a post on the Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative (AVPI) issue tracker detailing leaked platform certificate keys that are actively being used to sign malware. […]

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What is YTQ?

What is CRQC? Widespread interest in quantum computing continues to expand as computer innovators, scientists, and technology industry leaders vie to position themselves at the top of the pack for quantum computing prowess.  As the buzz continues, I’d like to discuss Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computers (CRQC) in simple terms. A CRQC uses quantum mechanical phenomena […]

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