Feb 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Cyber Extortion The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India, and infect their Android devices with a remote access trojan called VajraSpy. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it uncovered 12 espionage apps, six of…
After creating havoc for people from all walks of life, through various, conniving means, scammers are now going after people trying to book tickets or downloading Greta Girwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Barbie, in particular, is a massive favourite among scammers, as more people are trying to download the…
Home > Piracy > The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) launched a new awareness campaign today hoping to educate kids on the risks of using the internet. The government’s decision to call the campaign “CyberFlix” is utterly bewildering. Not only does the campaign now share the same name as…
With Paul Ducklin and Chester Wisniewski. PAUL DUCKLIN (DUCK). [MUSICAL MODEM] Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the Naked Security Podcast. As you can hear, I am not Doug. I’m the other one, Duck. Doug is away this week, so I am joined by my trusty friend and colleague from Vancouver, Chester…
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Cryptocurrency Fraud , Cybercrime Updated Information-Stealing Malware Designed to Siphon Bitcoin, Monero and More Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 18, 2022 Advertisement for Racoon malware, an infostealer designed to steal cryptocurrency (Source: Sophos) Criminals are doubling down on their use of information-stealing malware…
Just earlier today, a report detailed how Apple CEO Tim Cook has been personally lobbying members of the Senate Judiciary Committee as antitrust legislation looms in the United States. Now, Apple has fired back in a new letter sent to Senators Dick Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, and Mike Lee, saying that…
