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45,000 Android devices infected by new unremovable xHelper malware
Posted on 04-11-2019https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/10/30/45000-android-devices-infected-by-new-unremovable-xhelper-malware/
A new kind ofAndroid malware capable of reinstalling itself even after being manually removed has reportedly infected more than 45,000 Android devices over the last six months. The latest findin...
Details for 1.3 million Indian payment cards put up for sale on Joker's Stash
Posted on 31-10-2019https://www.zdnet.com/article/details-for-1-3-million-indian-payment-cards-put-up-for-sale-on-jokers-stash/
In what security researchers have dubbed one of the biggest card dumps in recent years, more than 1.3 million payment card details have been put up for sale on Joker's Stash, the internet's largest ca...
Stock brokerages here hit by cyber attacks
Posted on 31-10-2019https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/stock-brokerages-here-hit-cyber-attacks
Several stock brokerages here were the victims of cyber attacks last week, causing disruptions to their services. The firms suffered distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on their online syste...
Largest cyber-attack in Georgia's history linked to hacked web hosting provider
Posted on 30-10-2019https://www.zdnet.com/article/largest-cyber-attack-in-georgias-history-linked-to-hacked-web-hosting-provider/
The country of Georgia suffered a massive cyber-attack today during which over 15,000 websites were defaced and later taken offline. The attack, considered by local press the biggest in the country's...
WhatsApp Says Israeli Firm Used Its App in Spy Program
Posted on 30-10-2019https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/technology/whatsapp-nso-lawsuit.html
SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp sued the Israeli cybersurveillance firm NSO Group in federal court on Tuesday, claiming the company’s spy technology was used on the popular messaging service in a...