Malicious Google Play apps have circumvented censorship by hiding trojans in software updates.The TeaBot banking trojan – also known as Anatsa – has been…
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New method circumvents Spectre-V2 mitigation in Intel, AMD processors
A new method to evade hardware mitigations in AMD, Intel, and Arm processors has been discovered by researchers. The processors can be subject to…
DDOs Threat actor targets website with 2.5 million requests
Attackers are relentlessly attacking targets with ransom notes and manipulating the stock price of targeted companies. These notes were part of a string_of_text directed…
A raft of APC Smart-UPS devices vulnerable to attacks
Armis researchers have found three vulnerabilities in APC Smart-UPS devices; they call the vulnerabilities collectively TLStorm. APC stated it had sold more than 20…
Amazon’s Echo smart speakers can be hacked to issue self-commands
Academic researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in Amazon Echo smart speakers, which can be used to hack it. The hacker can use the speaker…
SharkBot malware spreading through fake antivirus app on Google Play store
Threat actors have used antivirus as their banking trojan cover to avoid detection by Google Play. The banking trojan is called SharkBot. SharkBot, similar…
RuRAT campaign using innovative methods to get inside the system
RuRAT malware is being installed as part of a malicious drive; the malware allows remote access to affected devices. The attackers are masking as…
Unpatched GitLab servers vulnerable
An old vulnerability (CVE-2021-22205) is being actively exploited for controlling on-premise Gitlab servers, Rapid7 researcher Jacob Baines remarks. What makes it worse is at…
Who’s behind the Stalkerware network of compromising several phones?
Developed states are backing spyware that can remotely hack into iPhones. Governments are buying and using these hacking tools to target dissent—journalists, activists and…
Google is donating $15 million for the Ukraine crisis and is also targeting Russian media and people
Google said It’s helping those leaving Ukraine- war-affected regions. Google stated that Google.org and Google employees are donating $15 million for relief efforts in…