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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

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A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. The malware has been active since 2023, specifically targeting victims in Vietnam and Thailand.

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Read This If You Do Business in China

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But the bank left out a critical detail about the software: it included malware.". Now, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is jumping on the concerns surrounding this Chinese malware whack-a-mole. Recommend developing a network baseline to allow for the identification of anomalous account activity.

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Apple Unveils 'Lockdown Mode' to Defend Against Spyware

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Lockdown Mode is designed to protect users who could be targeted by "the most sophisticated digital threats," such as spyware developed by private companies like the highly controversial NSO Group. Configuration profiles cannot be installed, and the device cannot enroll into mobile device management (MDM), while Lockdown Mode is turned on.

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NASA Audit: Cyber Risk Skyrockets with 'Work from Home'

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And the audit found that attackers did successfully introduce malware into agency systems. This year in particular NASA has experienced an uptick in cyber threats: phishing attempts have doubled and malware attacks have increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic and the concomitant move to telework for much of the NASA workforce.

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Security and Windows 10 Will Cross Paths for Enterprises

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1 area of spending increase in 2015, with nearly half (46%) planning to invest more in access control, intrusion prevention, and virus and malware protection. He is responsible for Adaptiva''s strategic product direction, and leads the development organization. and is finally giving Enterprises exactly what they need.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

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The figure below shows Maui command line usage details: The report continues: "Embedded usage instructions and the assessed use of a builder is common when there is an operational separation between developers and users of a malware family. Implementing HIPAA security measures can prevent the introduction of malware on the system.".

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Why is the most anticipated AAA game of 2023 not working for some?

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Let’s take Diablo 4 as an example; the game was first announced on November 1, 2019, at Blizzcon 2019, and although there is no official development cost, the total expenses for production are predicted to reach 1 billion and still crashing or not working properly. In the list, select Device Manager to launch the interface.

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