Apple Removes iPhone USB Access Feature, Blocking Out Hackers, Law Enforcement
The move escalates tensions between the phone giant and federal law enforcement when it comes to mobile security. READ MORE HERE…
Mobile Security
Don’t be a Coinmining Zombie – Part 2: How Do You Protect Yourself from being Cryptojacked?
Safe behaviors to protect yourself from cryptojacking follow the familiar rules you should adhere to every day to protect yourself against viruses, worms, bots, and malware, including ransomware, which are typically pushed to you through phishing techniques and social engineering: Strengthen your network device’s credentials (e.g., your router), to make it less open…
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Don’t Be a Coinmining Zombie – Part 1: Getting Cryptojacked
When your computer or mobile device (and now, even your IoT device) is hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrencies, it’s been cryptojacked and becomes a coinmining zombie. Its CPU, memory, disk, and power are enlisted in varying degrees in the service of the mining botnet, which labors on behalf of those who use it, with other…
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Lenovo Finally Patches Ancient BlueBorne Bugs in Tab and Yoga Tablets
Lenovo patches several popular tablet models to protect against BlueBorne vulnerabilities first identified in September 2017. READ MORE HERE…
Roaming Mantis Swarms Globally, Spawning iOS Phishing, Cryptomining
Analysis shows that the malware, previously a banking trojan focused on Android devices, has rapidly evolved just in the past month. READ MORE HERE…
Fake Fortnite Apps for Android Spread Spyware, Cryptominers
An array of malicious Android apps purporting to be popular game Fortnite are instead harvesting call logs and downloading cryptomining malware. READ MORE HERE…
Fake Fortnite Apps for Android Spread Spyware, Cryptominers
An array of malicious Android apps purporting to be popular game Fortnite are instead harvesting call logs and downloading cryptomining malware. READ MORE HERE…
Samsung Patches Six Critical Bugs in Flagship Handsets
Samsung updates S9, Note 8 and S8 phones with 27 patches from a RCE bug to a patch that prevents an ancient peek-and-poke attack first identified in 1980s. READ MORE HERE…
Samsung Patches Six Critical Bugs in Flagship Handsets
Samsung updates S9, Note 8 and S8 phones with 27 patches from a RCE bug to a patch that prevents an ancient peek-and-poke attack first identified in 1980s. READ MORE HERE…