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  • "Android Keyboard App Bugs Allow Remotely Infecting Devices"

    Three Android apps with millions of downloads on the Google Play store, Lazy Mouse, Telepad, and PC Keyboard, had several flaws that could allow attackers to remotely execute commands and steal credentials. These were riddled with critical flaws, putting…

  • "Researchers Accidentally Crash Cryptomining Botnet"

    Security researchers at Akamai, analyzing a prolific botnet, recently managed to accidentally kill it due to the coding equivalent of a typing error.  The researchers detected the "KmsdBot" last month.  The Golang-based bot is designed to…

  • "Eight Charged with $30m Unemployment Benefits Fraud"

    Eight people have been recently charged with conspiring to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor (GaDOL) out of tens of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits.  Among the defendants are Vienna, Georgia residents Tyshion Nautese Hicks, 30,…

  • "Researchers Used a Sirius XM Bug to Easily Hijack a Bunch of Different Cars"

    Security researchers have discovered a relatively simple way to take control of Hondas, Nissans, Infinitis, and Acuras through their infotainment systems. According to new research, several major automakers were affected by a previously unknown…

  • "Google Links Three Exploitation Frameworks to Spanish Commercial Spyware Vendor Variston"

    Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered three exploitation frameworks likely linked to Variston IT, a Spanish firm, while tracking the activities of commercial spyware vendors. Variston officially claims to offer custom security solutions and…

  • "Nvidia GPU Driver Bugs Threaten Device Takeover & More"

    Nvidia's latest GPU Display Driver update fixes 29 security vulnerabilities, seven of which have a base score of more than 7. The company's graphics cards are designed to accelerate computing processing in order to support real-time or data-intensive…

  • "LastPass, GoTo Announce Security Incident"

    LastPass and its affiliate GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) announced a security incident and, in the case of LastPass, a possible data breach. According to GoTo CEO Paddy Srinivasan, unusual activity was discovered within their development environment and third-…

  • "New Windows Malware Scans Victims' Mobile Phones for Data to Steal"

    Security researchers have discovered Dolphin, a previously unknown backdoor used by North Korean hackers in highly targeted operations for over a year to steal files and send them to Google Drive storage. According to ESET researchers, the APT37 threat…

  • "Schoolyard Bully Trojan Apps Stole Facebook Credentials From Over 300,000 Android Users"

    A new Android threat campaign called the Schoolyard Bully Trojan has infected over 300,000 users in 71 countries. The malware, which is primarily designed to steal Facebook credentials, is disguised as legitimate education-themed applications in order to…

  • "Smart Inverters' Vulnerability to Cyberattacks Needs to Be Identified and Countered, According to Concordia Researchers"

    Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are facilities owned by individuals or small businesses that can generate, store, and return power to energy grids, thus changing how power is used. As society seeks alternative energy sources, the technology is…

  • "Sandworm Hacking Group Linked to New Ransomware Deployed in Ukraine"

    According to recent research from the cybersecurity firm ESET, there is a wave of ransomware attacks in Ukraine that may be the work of the state-backed Russian hacking group Sandworm. Several Ukrainian organizations were affected by RansomBoggs malware…

  • "Control Failures Are the Primary Reason for Most Data Breaches"

    Panaseer has released the third edition of its Security Leaders Peer Report, which examines the concerns and constraints that CISOs and other senior cybersecurity leaders face in the US and the UK. According to Censuswide's survey of more than 800…