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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A week in security (March 13 – 19)

Categories: News

Tags: Becky Holmes

Tags: Lock and Code S04E06

Tags: ransomware

Tags: WhatsApp

Tags: AI chatbot

Tags: investment fraud

Tags: Clop

Tags: Microsoft zero-day

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: STALKER 2

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Microsoft OneNote

Tags: LockBit

Tags: Rubrik

The most interesting security related news from the week of March 13 to 19.

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WhatsApp refuses to weaken encryption, would rather leave UK

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: WhatsApp

Tags: Online Safety Bill

Tags: encryption

Tags: Signal end-to-end encryption

Tags: private messaging

With the UK’s Online Safety Bill set to become law this year, WhatsApp is standing its ground against weakening encryption.

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Sued by Meta, Freenom Halts Domain Registrations

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 23:19:26 +0000

The domain name registrar Freenom, whose free domain names have long been a draw for spammers and phishers, has stopped allowing new domain name registrations. The move comes just days after the Dutch registrar was sued by Meta, which alleges the company ignores abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains.

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