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Watch Out For This Android Malware That Factory Resets Your Phone After Stealing Your Money

Gizmodo

Research published earlier this week shows that a nasty Android banking malware has evolved, bringing with it a number of alarming new features—including the ability to factory reset your device after stealing your money. Read more.

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'In Fraud We Trust:' Malware Author Pleads Guilty

SecureWorld News

Financial and banking information. Computer malware. In accordance with the message, it became a premier destination for "carding" on the internet, or purchasing retail items with counterfeit or stolen credit card information. Chiochiu admitted to being heavily involved in the malware side of the operation.

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Top 5 Internet Security Tips

Galido

Internet security has become a hot topic of debate today, and his really comes as little surprise given the large amounts of devastating malware attacks users are experiencing all around the globe. Protection against such threats has always been with the use of malware protection software but this is not enough today.

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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.”.

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Sophisticated malware possibly tied to recent ATM heists in Thailand

Network World

Security researchers have found a sophisticated malware program that may have been used recently by a gang of hackers to steal more than US$350,000 from ATMs in Thailand. million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country. million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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A highly sarcastic Android security warning

Computerworld Vertical IT

A terrifying new form of Android malware is running amok — stealing passwords, emptying bank accounts, and drinking all the grape soda from the refrigerators of unsuspecting Android phone owners. We should all be quivering in our rainboots, according to almost all the information I've read on these here internets.

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Making Security Personal: Warn End Users About New Bank App Alert

SecureWorld News

Department of Justice alert: rogue banking apps and trojans. If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that a trip to the bank is one of the least exciting errands of all time. The coronavirus made visiting the bank impossible for a time, and now reliance on banking apps has soared. Department of Justice (DOJ).

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