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Xenomorph banking Trojan downloaded over 50,000 times from Play Store

February 22, 2022 0 Comments accessibility services, alien, Android, banking trojan, overlays, play store, xenomorph

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:31:51 +0000

Researchers found a new banking Trojan called Xenomorph that has been downloaded over 50,000 times from the Google Play Store

Categories: Android

Tags: accessibility Services alien banking Trojan overlays Play Store Xenomorph

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CISA offers guidance on dealing with information manipulation

February 21, 2022 0 Comments cisa, cisa insights, disinformation, malinformation, mdm, misinformatio, Reports

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:32:29 +0000

A new CISA Insights document offers steps organizations can take to mitigate the effects of information manipulation.

Categories: Reports

Tags: cisa CISA insights disinformation malinformation MDM misinformatio

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Facebook sued for siphoning facial recognition data without consent

February 21, 2022 0 Comments cubi, dtpa, face recognition, facebook, facial recognition, jerome presenti, ken paxton, meta, Privacy, state of texas, texas capture or use of biometric identifier act, texas deceptive trade practices consumer protection act, yann lecun

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:12:18 +0000

The suit alleges that Facebook’s now-defunct photo-tagging feature illegally collected data about Texans, including non-Facebook users.

Categories: Privacy

Tags: CUBI DTPA face recognition facebook facial recognition Jerome Presenti Ken Paxton meta state of Texas Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act Yann LeCun

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A week in security (February 14 – February 20)

February 21, 2022 0 Comments 49ers, A week in security, Adobe, chrome, kosa, LinkedIn, magento, pegasus, roblox beamers, skylines, valentine's day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:58:31 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

Categories: A week in security

Tags: 49ers adobe chrome KOSA LinkedIn magento Pegasus roblox beamers skylines valentine’s day

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Watch out for this bump in LinkedIn phishing

February 19, 2022 0 Comments LinkedIn, mails, phish, phishing, Scam, scammers, scams

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:23:45 +0000

We look at a study claiming LinkedIn phishing has increased by a significant amount across February. Watch out for these bogus emails!

Categories: Scams

Tags: LinkedIn mails phish phishing scam scammers

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US senators introduce the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)

February 19, 2022 0 Comments age appropriate design code, Awareness, california bill, children's code, facebook, frances haugen, kids online safety act, kosa, marsha blackburn, national telecommunications and information administration, online child safety, richard blumenthal

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:19:41 +0000

The Kids Online Safety Act is aims to protect kids and teens when using social media.

Categories: Awareness

Tags: Age Appropriate Design Code California bill Children's Code facebook Frances Haugen Kids Online Safety Act KOSA Marsha Blackburn National Telecommunications and Information Administration online child safety Richard Blumenthal

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Firefox and Chrome reaching major versions 100 may break some websites

February 17, 2022 0 Comments 101, chrome, Edge, firefox, user agent

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:59:50 +0000

With some of the most popular browsers reaching major versions 100, what problems can we expect because of the 3 digit version numbers?

Categories: 101

Tags: chrome Edge firefox user agent

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Roblox Beamers steal items from kids

February 16, 2022 0 Comments compromise, discord, gamers, Gaming, phish, phishing, Privacy, roblox, robux, sim swap, video games

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:51:24 +0000

We take a look at a story regarding so-called “Beamers”, who use a number of techniques to compromise and then sell Roblox items.

Categories: Privacy

Tags: compromise discord gamers gaming phish phishing roblox Robux SIM swap video games

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Ban Pegasus spyware, urges European Union Data Protection Supervisor

February 16, 2022 0 Comments edps, EU, lock and code, nso group, pegasus, Stalkerware

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:24:11 +0000

The European Data Protection Supervisor has urged the EU and its member states to ban the Pegasus spyware and similar hacking tools.

Categories: Stalkerware

Tags: edps EU lock and code NSO Group Pegasus

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Journalist won’t be indicted for hacking for viewing a state website’s HTML

February 16, 2022 0 Comments cole county prosecutor, department of elementary and secondary education, dese, gov. mike parson, Hacking, jean manake, josh renaud, locke thompson, missouri press association, post-dispatch, st. louis post-dispatch

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:46:11 +0000

A journalist incorrectly branded as a “hacker” by the governor of Missouri won’t be prosecuted.

Categories: Hacking

Tags: Cole County Prosecutor Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE Gov. Mike Parson Jean Manake Josh Renaud Locke Thompson Missouri Press Association Post-Dispatch St. Louis Post-Dispatch