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A week in security (November 27 – December 03)

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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:30:33 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from Monday, November 27 to Sunday, December 3, including smart toys, another security breach, ransomware, and things to ponder when shopping for gifts this Christmas season.

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Security Sophos 

I messaggi inviati di WhatsApp anche se eliminati potrebbero non esserlo per sempre

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Credit to Author: Tiziana Carboni| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:09:07 +0000

Sapevate che i messaggi di WhatsApp cancellati rimangono sul vostro dispositivo e possono essere facilmente recuperati?<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=44137&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/6_4oYUwBSFA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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MalwareBytes Security 

Phony WhatsApp used Unicode to slip under Google’s radar

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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:13:12 +0000

After a troubling week for Google not so long ago, the company is under the spotlight once more for missing a phony Whatsapp that, after further investigation by several members of Reddit, was found laden with adware.

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QuickHeal Security 

Fake WhatsApp Apps on Google Play – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

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Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 11:41:56 +0000

A couple of fake WhatsApp apps found their way into the Google Play Store. These apps’ pages , names and developer title ‘WhatsApp Inc.’ look similar to the ones of the original WhatsApp app. Quick Heal Security Labs ran an analysis on these apps and this post outlines the results….

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QuickHeal Security 

Fake WhatsApp App downloaded over 1 million times on Google Play

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Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:24:07 +0000

Just last week, more than 1 million Android users downloaded a fake WhatsApp app from the Google Play Store. The app (removed now) went by the name ‘Update WhatsApp Messenger’. As you may notice in the image below, the developer title is ‘WhatsApp Inc.’ which is the same one used…

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QuickHeal Security 

Beware of the WhatsApp spam message that begins with ‘Have you seen this?’

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Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:00:59 +0000

A few days back I received a message from one of my contacts on WhatsApp. The message read, “OMG!! Have you seen this? link” As you may have noticed, the message does not say much but has a link bearing the name of a popular online store. I didn’t click…

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