Hong Kong residents targeted in malvertising campaigns for WhatsApp, Telegram

Categories: Threat Intelligence

Tags: malvertising

Tags: ads

Tags: hong kong

Tags: malware

Tags: whatsapp

Tags: telegram

Ads on Google for popular communication apps are used as a lure to compromise the devices of people from Hong Kong.

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Swatting-as-a-Service is a growing and complicated problem to solve

Categories: News

Tags: swatting

Tags: caller ID spoofing

Tags: telegram

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: AI generated voice

Using a false call to deploy emergency services to the address of a victim or a school has been turned into Swatting-as-a-Service

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Ho, ho, no! Scams to avoid this festive season

Categories: News

Tags: FBI

Tags: scams

Tags: xmas

Tags: christmas

Tags: festive season

Tags: social media

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: bitcoin

Tags: app

Tags: android

Tags: fake job

Tags: offer

Tags: whatsapp

Tags: telegram

Tags: interview

Tags: resume

Tags: gift cards

Tags: survey

We take a look at a list of popular scams compiled by the FBI to avoid this festive season, and offer our own insights.

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Suspected LAPSUS$ group member arrested in Brazil

Categories: Cybercrime

Categories: News

Tags: Brasil

Tags: Lapsus$

Tags: Telegram

Tags: Dark Web

Tags: data exfiltration

Tags: SIM jacking

Tags: arrests

A person suspected of being a member of hacking group Lapsus$ has been arrested by Brazilian police

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RansomHouse claims to have stolen at least 450GB of AMD’s data

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:39:53 +0000

Extortion group RansomHouse has revealed its latest victim: semiconductor giant AMD. The company was breached due to weak passwords.

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Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:31:35 +0000

The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/K9Rl32jdNKE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hackers target Telegram accounts through voicemail backdoor

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:39:06 +0000

As politicians should know by now, secure messaging apps such as Telegram can quickly become a double-edged sword.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/JiHkgvqqGmE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (July 15 – 21)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:50:35 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 15–21, including the Zoom camera vulnerability, Extenbro, Sodinokibi, Magecart, and cybersecurity challenges facing the education sector.

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