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Beware bogus Betas – cryptocoin scammers abuse Apple’s TestFlight system

March 16, 2022 0 Comments Apple, cryptocoin scam, cryptocurrency, cryptorom, fake app, iOS, malware, scammer, testflight

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:49:29 +0000

“Install this moneymaking app” – this one is so special that it isn’t available on Google Play or the App Store!

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Stay Alert of Facebook Credential Stealer Applications Stealing User’s Credentials.

March 14, 2022 0 Comments Android, credentialstealer, cyberattack, cybersecurity, facebook, facestealer, googleplay, malware

Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:19:19 +0000

Social media credentials are always a lucrative thing for threat actors. They use various techniques to get them….

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A week in security (February 28 – March 6)

March 7, 2022 0 Comments A week in security, chrome 99, Cisco, conti, crisis text line, deepfakes, hermeticwiper, malware, meta, NVIDIA, Podcast, Ransomware, toyota, trickbot, ukraine

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:05:36 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

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Rapid Response: The Squirrelwaffle Incident Guide

February 15, 2022 0 Comments featured, malware, mtr, proxylogon, proxyshell, rapid response, security operations, sophos xdr, squirrelwaffle

Credit to Author: Tilly Travers| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:00:10 +0000

Squirrelwaffle is a malicious dropper or loader used to deliver other malware onto target systems. This guide shows Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and Incident Response Teams how to detect and respond to the presence of Squirrelwaffle on the network

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CISA Ransomware report warns “triple threat” attacks still on the prowl

February 14, 2022 0 Comments cisa, malware, organisation, Ransomware, triple threat

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 18:20:00 +0000

We take a look at one of the most interesting aspects of the recently released CISA ransomware report: the triple threat.

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: cisa malware organisation ransomware triple threat

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At last! Office macros from the internet to be blocked by default

February 8, 2022 0 Comments macroi viruses, malware, melissa virus, Microsoft, office, security threats, vba

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:34:30 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, and we’re not there yet, but at least Microsoft Office will be a bit safer against macro malware…

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Microsoft blocks web installation of its own App Installer files

February 7, 2022 0 Comments app bundle, app installer, cve-2021-43890, malware, msix, phishing, vulnerability, Windows

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:36:25 +0000

It’s a big deal when a vendor decides to block one of its own “features” for security reasons. Here’s why we think it’s a good idea.

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How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2022 0 Comments bbb, better business bureau, child sexual abuse, e-cards, fake dating sites, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, john wallace, lockdown loneliness, malware, online scam, phishing, romance scam, Scam, scams, sextortion, social media scams, social media shopping, survey scams, valentine's day, valentine's day scams, wymoo

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:06:14 +0000

From romance scams and sextortion, to fake dating sites and phishing campaigns, here’s how to avoid a sting in the tail this Valentine’s Day.

Categories: Scams

Tags: BBB Better Business Bureau child sexual abuse e-cards fake dating sites Federal Trade Commission FTC John Wallace lockdown loneliness malware online scam phishing romance scam scam sextortion social media scams social media shopping survey scams valentine’s day Valentine's Day scams Wymoo

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A week in security (January 31 – February 6)

February 7, 2022 0 Comments A week in security, airtags, Android, brata, malware, nfts, operagx, phishing, samba, Windows 10, wormhole, zimbra

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:13:55 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

Categories: A week in security

Tags: AirTags Android BRATA malware NFTs operagx phishing samba windows 10 Wormhole Zimbra

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Anydesk Software Exploited to Spread Babuk Ransomware

February 2, 2022 0 Comments #babuk, #babuklocker #darkweb, malware, Ransomware, Security, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Preksha Saxena| Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:02:35 +0000

We generally see that ransomware attacks are deployed through exploits, unsolicited malicious emails (malspam), or malicious Microsoft Office…

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