New research unveiled an Android malware, disguised as an app called FlixOnline, that entices users by promising free Netflix subscriptions and spread further by creating auto-replies to messages in WhatsApp.
Group-IB found that cybercriminals are frequently using legitimate services including Google Forms and Telegram bots to collect stolen data from exploit kits during phishing attacks.
The issue resides in the logic that controls access to the Misc folder, it could be exploited by an attacker to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM.
A new report disclosed that, with more than 1,900 hacker groups active, including APTs, the current cybercrime landscape is witnessing a rise in new malware variants that are being deployed in the wild.
Rockwell Automation has started releasing firmware updates for some of its Stratix switches to address another round of vulnerabilities introduced by the use of Cisco’s IOS XE software.
Adversaries are increasingly abusing Telegram as a “command-and-control” system to distribute malware into organizations that could then be used to capture sensitive information from targeted systems.
A bug-hunting team at Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany reverse engineered AirDrop and found that senders and receivers may leak their contact details in the process.
Facebook on Wednesday said it took steps to dismantle malicious activities perpetrated by two state-sponsored hacking groups operating out of Palestine that abused its platform to distribute malware.
The legislation is aimed at elevating cybersecurity at the State Department by prioritizing and reorganizing a key department on the heels of multiple major foreign cyberattacks against the US.
The sophisticated mobile botnet, dubbed Pareto, is made up of nearly a million infected mobile Android devices pretending to be millions of people watching ads on smart TVs and other devices.