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Predatory Sparrow massively disrupts steel factories while keeping workers safe

July 14, 2022 0 Comments adeo cyber security service, charming kitten, cyber policy journal, emily taylor, ersin cahmutoglu, gonjeshke darande, Hacking, hormozgan steel company, hosco, iranian national cyberspace center, khouzestan steel company, ksc, mobarakeh steel company, msc, nariman gharib, predatory sparrow, state-sponsored

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:05:15 +0000

A hacking group displays its sophisticated skills by causing molten steel to spew from factory foundries. Could a state be backing the group?

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New variant of Android SpyJoker malware removed from Play Store after 3 million+ installs

July 14, 2022 0 Comments Android, android/trojan.spy.joker, autolycos, billing fraud, bread, fleeceware, joker, otp, play protect, SMS, spyjoker, toll fraud malware

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:03:32 +0000

A researcher found eight malware-laden apps in the Play Store which have been downloaded over 3 million times.

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China’s Tonto Team increases espionage activities against Russia

July 14, 2022 0 Comments 8.t, bisonal, bronze huntley, cactuspete, cert-ua, computer emergency response team, earth akhlut, Equation Editor, Hacking, hossein jazi, karma panda, rat, remote-access trojan, royal road, tom hegel, tonto team

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:38:41 +0000

China is gathering more intel about Russia after strengthening their diplomatic ties in the face of Western sanctions.

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Endpoint security for Mac: 3 best practices

July 14, 2022 0 Comments adware, Apple, Business, dns filtering, endpoint detection and response, MacOS, PUPs

Credit to Author: Bill Cozens| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:35:10 +0000

In this post, we break down three endpoint security for Mac best practices to help you prevent phishing attacks, DDoS attacks, and much more.

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Low-income consumers preyed on by fake ISP during pandemic, FCC says

July 14, 2022 0 Comments affordable connectivity program, cleo communications, covid-19, ebb, emergency broadband benefit, fake isp, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, kyle traxler, notice of apparent liability for forfeiture, scams

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:29:56 +0000

Cleo Communications took advantage of the FCC’s EBB program to scam those already struggling with money when the pandemic struck.

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Ransomware rolled through business defenses in Q2 2022

July 13, 2022 0 Comments black basta, Business, conti, Government, lockbit, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Marcin Kleczynski| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:16:17 +0000

2022 is shaping up to be another banner year for ransomware, which continued to dominate the threat landscape in Q2.

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Cobalt Strikes again: UAC-0056 continues to target Ukraine in its latest campaign

July 13, 2022 0 Comments cobalt strike, cobaltstrike, threat intelligence, uac-0056, unc2589

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:17:09 +0000

While the war in Ukraine still rages, various threat actors continue to launch cyber attacks against its government entities. In this blog we review the latest campaign from the UAC-0056 threat group.

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WhatsApp warns users: Fake versions of WhatsApp are trying to steal your personal info

July 13, 2022 0 Comments Android, Cybercrime, download, fake, Google Play, malware, Mobile, store, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:09:44 +0000

We take a look at warnings of malware-infested WhatsApp downloads offered outside of the Google Play store.

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Update now—July Patch Tuesday patches include fix for exploited zero-day

July 13, 2022 0 Comments Adobe, azure site recovery, Cisco, citrix, csrss, cve-2022-22029, cve-2022-22038, cve-2022-22039, cve-2022-22047, cve-2022-30221, Exploits and vulnerabilities, google android, Patch Tuesday, sap, sql injection, vmware

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:21:53 +0000

July’s Patch Tuesday gives us a lot of important security updates. Most prominently, a known to be exploited vulnerability in Windows CSRSS.

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Fake streamed cricket matches knocks victims for six

July 12, 2022 0 Comments betting, cricket, fake, gambling, Scam, scams, youtube

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:49:22 +0000

We take a look at an incredible scam which involves an entire village faking cricket matches for an online betting ring.

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