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A week in security (September 30 – October 6)

October 7, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, Adwind RAT, APT, cobalt, consumer behavior study, daas, disinformation-as-a-service, domestic violence awareness month, ghostcat-3pc, google alert, Hyas, insikt group, magecart group 4, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, national cyber security centre, national cybersecurity awareness month, ncsam, ncsc, odt, opendocument text, Ransomware, robocall, scams in ads, security orchestration, security research labs, simjacking, sms-based attacks, srlabs, Stalkerware, the media trust, vpn vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:43:53 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 30 – October 6, including National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Magecart, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: Adwind RAT APT Cobalt consumer behavior study DaaS disinformation-as-a-service domestic violence awareness month GhostCat-3PC Google Alert HYAS Insikt Group Magecart Group 4 Microsoft Office microsoft word National Cyber Security Centre national cybersecurity awareness month NCSAM NCSC ODT OpenDocument Text ransomware robocall scams in ads security orchestration Security Research Labs simjacking SMS-based attacks SRLabs stalkerware The Media Trust VPN vulnerabilities

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Simjacker silent phone hack could affect a billion users

September 16, 2019 0 Comments adaptivemobile security, Mobile, phone hack, phone security, Privacy, s@t browse, security threats, simjacking, smartphone privacy, SMS, sms hack, Technologies

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:24:13 +0000

The shadowy world of phone-surveillance-for-hire became a little clearer last week following the discovery of a phone exploit called Simjacker.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/QZ2DMZ452TM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>