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A week in security (March 12 – March 18)

March 19, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, malware, meltdown, Security world, spectre, VPN, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:53:29 +0000

A roundup of notable security news from March 12 to 18, including data theft, mobile malware, compromised clients, and more.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Olympics app has more ads than games

March 5, 2018 admin Adware, Android, cybercrime, Mobile, mobile ads, olympics, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:00:00 +0000

An app claiming to live stream the 2018 Winter Olympics had a short run on Google Play before being flagged for adware.

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Tags: adware Android mobile ads olympics triple m

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The state of malicious cryptomining

February 26, 2018 admin coin miners, coin-have, Coinbase, coinhive, crypto-loot, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, cybercrime, drive-by, malvertising, malware, monero

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:08:03 +0000

From malware coin miners to drive-by mining, we review the state of malicious cryptomining in the past few months by looking at the most notable incidents and our own telemetry stats.

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Tags: coin miners coin-have Coinbase coinhive crypto-loot cryptocurrency cryptomining drive-by malvertising malware monero

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Online security tips for Valentine’s Day: how to beat the cheats

February 14, 2018 admin cybercrime, dating, geotag, GPS, money, photos, scammers, scams, Social engineering, swipe, valentine's day

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:07:19 +0000

Love is in the air, and so are the hopes of scammers wanting to make a quick buck at your expense. Shore up your digital defenses this Valentine’s Day with a look at some of the common problem areas.

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Tags: dating geotag gps money photos scammers scams swipe valentine’s day

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Panic attack: Apple scams apply pressure

February 13, 2018 admin apple, Apple Scams, Apple Support, cybercrime, ipod, itunes, phish, phishing, SCAM, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:31:12 +0000

We take a look at some of the many vaguely threatening/panic-inducing attempts by Apple scams to phish potential victims. Featuring emails, texts, and…Edward Snowden?!

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Tags: Apple Apple Scams Apple Support ipod itunes phish phishing scam

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Kotlin-based malicious apps penetrate Google market

February 13, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, Google Play, kotlin, malware, Mobile

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000

New malicious apps appear in Google Play abusing Kotlin, the “safest” official programming language for the Android.

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Tags: Android Google Play kotlin malware

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Bank robbers 2.0: digital thievery and stolen cryptocoins

February 9, 2018 admin bak, coinhive, crypto-currency, cybercrime, jackpotting, malleability, Mt Gox, NiceHash, Pieter Arntz, robber, Technology

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 19:57:07 +0000

A new generation of thieves, bank robbers 2.0, seek to steal huge amounts of money as anonymously as they can. So they’ve developed a multitude of ways to pilfer cryptocurrency.

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Tags: bak coinhive crypto-currency jackpotting malleability Mt Gox Nicehash Pieter Arntz robber

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New Deepfakes forum goes mining with Coinhive

February 8, 2018 admin bitcoin, bitcoins, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, cybercrime, deepfakes, Mining, privacy, scripts

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:23:40 +0000

With the collapse of the main Deepfakes hubs on Reddit, users have moved away to other forums. Problem is, at least one of them is mining for cryptocurrency. Can your PC handle it?

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Tags: bitcoin bitcoins cryptocurrency cryptomining deepfakes mining scripts

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