4 Android Banking Trojan Campaigns Targeted Over 300,000 Devices in 2021

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Four different Android banking trojans were spread via the official Google Play Store between August and November 2021, resulting in more than 300,000 infections through various dropper apps that posed as seemingly harmless utility apps to take full control of …

New Chinotto Spyware Targets North Korean Defectors, Human Rights Activists

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North Korean defectors, journalists who cover North Korea-related news, and entities in South Korea are being zeroed in on by a nation-state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) as part of a new wave of highly-targeted surveillance attacks. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky …

Hackers Using Compromised Google Cloud Accounts to Mine Cryptocurrency

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Threat actors are exploiting improperly-secured Google Cloud Platform (GCP) instances to download cryptocurrency mining software to the compromised systems as well as abusing its infrastructure to install ransomware, stage phishing campaigns, and even generate traffic to YouTube videos for view …

CleanMyMac X: Performance and Security Software for Macbook

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We use Internet-enabled devices in every aspect of our lives today—to find information, shop, bank, do homework, play games, and keep in touch with friends and family. As a result, our devices contain much personal information about us. Also, any …

Interpol Arrests Over 1,000 Cyber Criminals From 20 Countries; Seizes $27 Million

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A joint four-month operation coordinated by Interpol, the international criminal police organization, has culminated in the arrests of more than 1,000 cybercriminals and the recovery of $27 million in illicit proceeds. Codenamed “HAECHI-II,” the crackdown enabled law enforcement units from …

Italy’s Antitrust Regulator Fines Google and Apple for “Aggressive” Data Practices

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Italy’s antitrust regulator has fined both Apple and Google €10 million each for what it calls are “aggressive” data practices and for not providing consumers with clear information on commercial uses of their personal data during the account creation phase. …

Hackers Targeting Biomanufacturing Facilities With Tardigrade Malware

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An advanced persistent threat (APT) has been linked to cyberattacks on two biomanufacturing companies that occurred this year with the help of a custom malware loader called “Tardigrade.” That’s according to an advisory published by Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis …

Crypto Hackers Using Babadeda Crypter to Make Their Malware Undetectable

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A new malware campaign has been discovered targeting cryptocurrency, non-fungible token (NFT), and DeFi aficionados through Discord channels to deploy a crypter named “Babadeda” that’s capable of bypassing antivirus solutions and stage a variety of attacks. “[T]his malware installer has been used …

CronRAT: A New Linux Malware That’s Scheduled to Run on February 31st

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Researchers have unearthed a new remote access trojan (RAT) for Linux that employs a never-before-seen stealth technique that involves masking its malicious actions by scheduling them for execution on February 31st, a non-existent calendar day. Dubbed CronRAT, the sneaky malware …

Israel Bans Sales of Hacking and Surveillance Tools to 65 Countries

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Israel’s Ministry of Defense has dramatically restricted the number of countries to which cybersecurity firms in the country are allowed to sell offensive hacking and surveillance tools to, cutting off 65 nations from the export list. The revised list, details …