article thumbnail

After ‘protestware’ attacks, a Russian bank has advised clients to stop updating software

The Verge

In a recent announcement, the Russian bank Sber advised its customers to temporarily stop installing software updates to any applications out of concern that they could contain malicious code specifically targeted at Russian users, labeled by some as “protestware.”.

Banking 98
article thumbnail

Hacking News Roundup: Even 'Fast Company' Isn't Safe

SecureWorld News

The Yanluowang group is linked to "Evil Corp," the Lapsus$ gang (responsible for a recent Uber attack ), and FiveHands malware. Google Play and Apple Store caught in adware scheme. APT28, or "Fancy Bear," is the threat group responsible for deploying the technique for delivering the Graphite malware. This article has more.

Company 70
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

This new spyware named “SpyNote” can read SMS, access camera

Dataconomy

In the world of cybersecurity, a new threat has emerged – an Android banking trojan known as SpyNote. Once infiltrates your device, it embarks on a covert mission to pilfer text messages and sensitive banking data. Use Antivirus Software: Install reputable antivirus or anti-malware software on your device.

Spyware 45
article thumbnail

Why Financial Services Firms are Championing Natural Language Processing

CIO Business Intelligence

Those numbers represent the projected growth of chatbot interactions among banking customers between 2019 to 2023 and the cost savings from 862 hours less of work by support personnel, according to research by Juniper Research. One example is the ability to identify words or phrases used by malware bots.

article thumbnail

CIO Musings - Untitled Article

CIO Musings

Make sure whatever solution you use supports malware detection. Bank of America uses text messaging. Apple Computers have a great "time machine" backup facility. Two Factor Authentication - Passwords are fatally flawed for lots of reasons, and provide only one layer of security, the "something you know".

Backup 150
article thumbnail

Data Security and its Importance on the Internet

Galido

In recent years, we have seen many high profile companies become victims of cyber attacks: Along with high profile cyber attacks are the even more frequent attacks on Windows users, and with the rise in Apple popularity, so come the more frequent attacks on Apple as well. Stop Malware Attacks and Online Identity Theft.

article thumbnail

Apple’s new App Store guidelines put scammers and bounty hunters on notice

The Verge

Apple is warning fraudsters it’s coming for their entire accounts. Apple already had a section titled “5.6 Now, it also includes two clear warnings and a possibility of redemption: Repeated manipulative or misleading behavior or other fraudulent conduct will lead to your removal from the Apple Developer Program. Discovery Fraud.