TechSpot

MARCH 26, 2024

Google started rolling out its Search Generative Experience (SGE) earlier this month. The company boasts that the feature allows users to ask complex and more descriptive questions, with the generative AI providing text summaries of sites and recommendations related to a user's search. Read Entire Article

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SecureWorld News

MAY 1, 2023

Google has obtained a temporary court order to disrupt the distribution of CryptBot, a Windows-based information-stealing malware that has infected more than 670,000 computers in 2022. Google suspects that the major distributors of CryptBot are operating a "worldwide criminal enterprise" based out of Pakistan.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers at Pradeo regularly update an article identifying mobile applications available on the Google Play Store infected with Joker malware. The latest entry, which came yesterday, highlighted an app called Color Message.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2022

This week, IT security group Checkpoint Research (CRP) published a report on its discovery of a crypto mining malware campaign hiding behind legitimate-looking apps, including Google Translate. The programs download malware while performing their advertised functions to gain users' trust.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The initial apps in Google Play were safe, but the creators found a way around the Play Store's protections to install malware on Android users' devices. Here's how it happened and how to stay safe.

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IT Toolbox

JANUARY 9, 2024

The development came soon after Google made the switch from passwords to passkeys. The post Google Accounts Compromised by Hackers Without the Need for Passwords appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

ESET's latest report highlights the abuse of the ChatGPT name, the rise of the Lumma Stealer malware and the Android SpinOk SDK spyware.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Google Play has removed 16 apps from its app store after the McAfee Mobile Research Team alerted the company to Clicker malware associated with the apps, affecting 20 million people who installed the apps. The apps have already been removed from Google Play's app offerings. Smart Task Manager (com.james.SmartTaskManager). ???

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CTOvision

MARCH 18, 2021

It was only a matter of time before cybercriminals turned their attention to one of the most common activities on the internet— a Google search. The latest trick is using […].

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Tech Republic Big Data

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A November report from Google Cloud details possible nation-state malware tactics in 2024 and new angles of cyberattacks.

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TechSpot

MAY 12, 2023

Last month, we learned that malware had been discovered in 60 Android apps with over 100 million downloads – another black eye for the mobile operating system that has an estimated three billion active users worldwide. Malicious developers regularly exploit various loopholes in Google's app vetting process to create apps.

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TechSpot

APRIL 27, 2023

In the past 12 months alone, the malware infected approximately 670,000 computers, as the cyber-criminals behind it targeted users of. Read Entire Article

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CTOvision

JULY 10, 2019

Mobile malware dubbed Agent Smith has infected about 25 million devices, mainly in India and other Asian countries, but other countries have also been affected, including the UK and US, according to security researchers at Check Point Software Technologies.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Google has announced it's powering up Google Play Protect to enhance its threat detection capabilities with real-time app scanning. This update comes in response to the increasing threats exploiting malicious apps outside the Google Play Store. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Pixel phone and tablet owners can now use Google's Pixel Binary Transparency to ensure their firmware matches trusted installation data. The feature comes in response to the rising frequency of hackers tampering with software on Android devices before they reach customers. Read Entire Article

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Tech Republic

APRIL 20, 2023

As dwell times drop, and notifications of attack by third parties increase, organizations are getting better at defense while attackers evolve and malware proliferates. The post Malware is proliferating, but defenses are stronger: Mandiant appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

The video below explores DDP Protected Workspace and uniquely addresses healthcare regulations related to malware prevention. Individuals take malware and obtain the characteristics pertaining to the individual and find ways to get around the malware inspections in place. The malware is from external agents.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 4, 2024

A malware developer was recently able to discover one of Google's OAuth secrets, a previously unknown feature named "MultiLogin" that is responsible for synchronizing Google accounts across different services.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A common tactic for getting people to download and install malware is to trick them into clicking a search ad disguised as the legit company that makes the desired software. Malwarebytes reports that attackers now use Punycode in Google Ads to make their URLs look even more authentic. Read Entire Article

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Google has removed 17 apps from its Google Play store due to malware known as Joker. The Joker malware family is infamous for constantly targeting Android devices. Even though Google is very much aware of this cyber threat, it manages to keep finding its way into their official application market. Tangram App Lock.

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TechSpot

MARCH 22, 2022

Researchers at French mobile security company Pradeo revealed that the app, Craftsart Cartoon Photo Tools, contained a version of an Android trojan malware called Facestealer.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

One area focused on within the report is the current state of Android malware. "It It is an open source system with many vendors having their own Android versions (with their own vulnerabilities and patching problems)," Eset security awareness specialist Ondrej Kubovi? told The Register.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

A popular app has been removed from Google Play after it was discovered to have delivered trojanized malware onto millions of users’ phones via an update. Read more.

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TechSpot

MAY 1, 2024

As reported by fraud risk company ThreatFabric, the modus operandi of this malware is deceptively simple - it tricks unsuspecting users into downloading it by disguising itself as an update for Google Chrome. The fake update page looks pretty legit at first glance, using similar visuals and branding as the. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

MARCH 27, 2023

Google recently suspended e-commerce giant Pinduoduo's official Play store app and warned users that several of the company's other apps contain malware. Pinduoduo's main Google Play store app (and the Apple App Store's, for that matter) is likely harmless, but Google said versions from other distribution channels are dangerous.

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TechSpot

APRIL 11, 2023

In a new report published this week, security company Kaspersky describes a dark web market offering services to hack targets with Android malware and spyware. Hackers can sneak much of that malicious code onto the Google Play Store, circumventing Google's most stringent protections. Read Entire Article

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Sucuri researchers discovered that the campaign sent out malicious emails masquerading as a confirmation for a recent transaction. Digital attackers deployed this disguise in the hopes that employees at the targeted bank would click on a link to a malicious PHP file out of alarm. That file was responsible for loading a fake 404 error […].

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Security researchers at Sucuri have spent the last few months tracking malware that diverts users to fraudulent pages to inflate Google ad impressions. The campaign has infected over 10,000 websites, causing them to redirect visitors to completely different spam sites. Read Entire Article

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In an effort to increase their Google search rankings and drive more traffic to fake sites, bad actors are employing a black hat SEO trick that is redirecting users via WordPress websites. Visitors to the more than 15,000 websites are being redirected to low-quality bogus Q&A sites thanks to malware infecting the WordPress sites.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 6, 2021

If you think your PC is infected with some kind of malware or you just want to do a scan as part of a digital cleanup, Windows has a built-in security tool that can help you on your way — no third-party software to install or pay for. After you’ve got it open, here’s some of what you can do: Run a malware scan on Windows 11.

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Computer Weekly

JANUARY 12, 2018

Security researchers have discovered new malware code hidden in game apps, mainly aimed at youngsters

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. Though it has the Google Play logo, the app is not available in the Google Play store and downloads directly from Domestic Kitten's server.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Malware exists even there - and it spreads fast. And like any system with a physical backend, the cloud can easily be subject to a wide range of vulnerabilities - including malware. And like any system with a physical backend, the cloud can easily be subject to a wide range of vulnerabilities - including malware.

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Network World

MARCH 24, 2017

What’s the best way to avoid Android malware? Downloading all your apps from the Google Play store -- where software is vetted – is perhaps the best advice. But that doesn’t mean Google Play is perfect. Security researchers do find new Android malware lurking on Google’s official app store.

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TechSpot

MARCH 15, 2024

Chrome's Safe Browsing feature protects users from dangerous websites by downloading a database of known malicious URLs and comparing them to the sites they visit. Chrome typically updates the list every 30 to 60 minutes. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to thoroughly protect all users since the average malicious site exists. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

APRIL 7, 2022

Check Point security researchers said the six apps had been downloaded over 15,000 times before Google removed them from its store following the cybersecurity firm's disclosure. While users thought they were downloading mobile antivirus apps, they were actually installing the Sharkbot Android stealer, ironically.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Once Google published its findings for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in CPUs, the bad guys used that as a roadmap to create their malware. And so far, researchers have found more than 130 malware samples designed to exploit Spectre and Meltdown. It was inevitable.

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