Tag Archive for: Abuses

Android Malware Abuses App Permissions to Hijack Phones – PCMag

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  1. Android Malware Abuses App Permissions to Hijack Phones  PCMag
  2. ‘StrandHogg’ Vulnerability Allows Malware to Pose as Legitimate Android Apps  Threatpost
  3. StrandHogg Flaw Triggers Phishing Pages and Permission Requests Across 36 Android Apps  Security Intelligence
  4. StrandHogg Malware Ravages Fully Patched Android Devices, Impersonates Popular Apps  Hot Hardware
  5. Newly discovered Android StrandHogg vulnerability exploited by malware  2-spyware.com
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The Government Cut Their Internet. Will Abuses Now Remain Hidden?

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“It seems like the internet shutdown is only for the military’s sake,” he added. “It destroys the rule of law and security.” The online blackout for cellphones, which began on June 21 and affects …
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New ransomware abuses Windows PowerShell, Word document macros

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A new ransomware program written in Windows PowerShell is being used in attacks against enterprises, including health care organizations, researchers warn.

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework that’s included in Windows and is commonly used by systems administrators. It has its own powerful scripting language that has been used to create sophisticated malware in the past.

The new ransomware program, dubbed PowerWare, was discovered by researchers from security firm Carbon Black and is being distributed to victims via phishing emails containing Word documents with malicious macros, an increasingly common attack technique.

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Rights Group Reports on Abuses of Surveillance and Censorship Technology – New York Times

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Rights Group Reports on Abuses of Surveillance and Censorship Technology
New York Times
Last year, Mr. Marquis-Boire used computer servers to identify the use of an intelligence-oriented surveillance software program, called FinSpy, which was being used by Bahrain to track opposition activists. On a hunch last month, the researchers used …

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