Millions of malware application installs identified on Google Play
Several brand new Android malware, phishing and adware applications recently made their way to Google Play store, fooling millions of unwitting users into installing them.
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Hackers employ fake application to steal crypto
The infamous North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus has been connected to a brand new attack spreading bogus cryptocurrency applications under a made-up brand.
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Android malware infects devices to steal social media accounts
According to cybersecurity researchers, an Android-based malware campaign that masquerades an infection as education and reading applications has been operating since 2018. It has been…
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Stolen Twitter user data released for free
More than 5.4 million user records for the social media platform Twitter were recently shared free of charge on a hacker forum on the dark…
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Shocking ransomware gang extortion figures revealed
US law enforcement department Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released statistics regarding the success rate of the infamous ransomware gang known as Hive. Figures…
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Chinese attackers use Google Drive to deploy malware on government systems
According to cyber security researchers, state financed Chinese hackers have launched a spear phishing campaign to launch bespoke malware stored within Google Drive to international…
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Ransomware attack strikes Canadian retail giant
Pharmacies and grocery stores belonging to Sobeys, the Canadian food retail company recently experienced IT systems issues following a cyberattack. Sobeys is one of Canada’s…
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Cyber espionage: everything you need to know about this terror
The activity referred to as cyber espionage describes the launching of an attack or several attacks that enable an unauthorised entity to view sensitive or…
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Outsourcer fined millions after failing to prevent cyber-attack
Britain’s data regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently fined Interserve, a UK-based construction group £4.4 million, following a cyber-attack that allowed threat operators to…
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Giant copper producer struck by cyberattack
The Germany-based copper producer Aurubis recently announced that it has been hit by a targeted cyberattack that resulted in it being forced to shut down…