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US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Breach Notification, china, chinese military, credit monitoring, data breach, data loss, Equifax, financial data, identity theft, Law & order, PII, Privacy, rce, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:48:41 +0000

The indictment suggests the hack was part of a series of major data thefts organized by Chinese military and intelligence agencies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2euIheG1QVA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Officials raise alarm about Chinese hacking

February 11, 2020 0 Comments autotrader, china, Government security, made in china 2025, nation state hacking, security threats, state-sponsored attackers, trade theft, us attorney general william barr, usa

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:29:30 +0000

Officials pointed to ongoing threats against US institutions, painting a dire picture of hacking efforts to support Chinese economic goals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oi3tJfEjikw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Battling online coronavirus scams with facts

February 10, 2020 0 Comments 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.

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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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Android pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store

February 6, 2020 0 Comments Android, Android apps, bad apps, china, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, malware, Mobile, rogueware, security threats, shenzhen hawk, vpn pro, vpns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:35:36 +0000

The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8tR9brfQrYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US Interior Dept extends drone grounding over foreign hacking fears

January 31, 2020 0 Comments china, drones, security threats, uas

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:39:23 +0000

The DOI has doubled down on a previous order, keeping the agency’s drones grounded for another 30 days for a more in-depth security review.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WAwnXRjPMI8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Microsoft now reviewing Skype audio in ‘secure’ places (not China)

January 14, 2020 0 Comments audio, china, clips, Microsoft, Privacy, privacy policy, skype, voice assistants, voice recognition

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:51:15 +0000

A former contractor in Beijing: “It sounds a bit crazy now […] that they gave me the URL, a username and password sent over email.”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MmxOcairoTY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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

January 9, 2020 0 Comments 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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US military branches ban TikTok following Pentagon’s warning

January 7, 2020 0 Comments ban, china, cyber espionage, Government security, Law & order, Mobile, national security, Social networks, TikTok, transparency report, us military

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:11:55 +0000

The latest attempt to prove it’s not under China’s thumb: TikTok’s first transparency report.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-aP1_y68iB8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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EU releases its 5G conclusions

December 10, 2019 0 Comments 5G, 5g cybersecurity, china, EU, Government security, government surveillance, Huawei, Mobile, Privacy, security threats, telecomms, uk, usa

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:00:53 +0000

The Council of the European Union sent a memo summarizing its thoughts on the “need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G”.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xeeZjuXDL08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed

December 10, 2019 0 Comments bytedance, child predators, children, children online, children's privacy, china, Coppa, laura lopez, Law & order, Mobile, musical.ly, PII, Privacy, sherri leshore, Social networks, TikTok

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:36:08 +0000

The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AJarV9pQvjA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>