New ‘Haken’ Malware Found On Eight Apps In Google Play Store
Eight apps – mostly camera utilities and children’s games – were discovered spreading a new malware strain that steals data and signs victims up for expensive premium services.
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U.S. Pipeline Disrupted by Ransomware Attack
The attack took a gas compression facility offline for two days, disrupting the supply chain.
SMS Attack Spreads Emotet, Steals Bank Credentials
A new Emotet campaign is spread via SMS messages pretending to be from banks and may have ties to the TrickBot trojan.
The third catfish attempt in three years from the Palestinian militant group adds a few technical advances to the mix.
Traditional e-mail based scams are also in the mix this year, one in particular that uses the legitimate app TeamViewer to take over victims’ systems.
APT34/OilRig and APT33/Elfin have established a highly developed and persistent infrastructure that could be converted to distribute destructive wiper malware.
The RobbinHood ransomware is using a deprecated Gigabyte driver as the tip of the spear for taking out antivirus products.
The new tactic used by Emotet allows the malware to infect nearby insecure Wi-Fi networks – and their devices – via brute force loops.
RCE and myriad other types of attacks could take aim at the 19 percent of vulnerable companies that haven’t yet patched CVE-2019-19781.
New attacks discovered by Cofense can perform keylogging, steal data and completely hijack a mobile device.
