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New FurBall Android Malware Used to Spy on Iranian Citizens

SecureWorld News

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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Lauri Love: how reformed hackers halted the WannaCry virus

Computer Weekly

Lauri Love presents a compelling story of the WannaCry malware that nearly brought down the NHS, and the behind the scenes work of former hackers, and security researchers that helped to prevent lives being lost.

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Iranian Cyber Ops Used Facebook to Spy on U.S. Targets

SecureWorld News

Now you can add this one: nation-state cyber actors using the platform to distribute malware and conduct espionage operations. This group used various malicious tactics to identify its targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.". Outsourcing malware development. Privacy violations?

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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

Think Linux doesn’t have malware? And here’s another example of malware that is targeting Linux (along with Windows). David Both has an article on using systemd journals for troubleshooting. More details are available from Ars Technica. Falco has graduated within the CNCF. This is a handy trick.

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RedOwl Analytics Named “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference”

CTOvision

Alastair Goldfisher, Editor, Venture Capital Journal. Cylance PROTECT takes a mathematical approach to malware identification, utilizing patent-pending machine learning techniques instead of signatures and sandboxes. This technique effectively renders new malware, viruses, bots and unknown future variants useless. Co3 Systems.

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Iranian Cyber Ops Used Facebook to Spy on U.S. Targets

SecureWorld News

Now you can add this one: nation-state cyber actors using the platform to distribute malware and conduct espionage operations. This group used various malicious tactics to identify its targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.". Outsourcing malware development. Privacy violations?

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Big tech companies including Intel, Nvidia, and Cisco were all infected during the SolarWinds hack

The Verge

The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that some big tech companies have been infected, too. Cisco, Intel, Nvidia, Belkin, and VMware have all had computers on their networks infected with the malware. Other government agencies and many companies are investigating due to SolarWinds’ extensive client list.

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