We Live Security (blog) |
Android ransomware spreads further, with new methods in its toolbox
We Live Security (blog) ESET experts have also documented Android ransomware spreading via email. Attackers used social engineering to manipulate victims into clicking on a malicious link in the message and directed them to an infected Android application package (APK). |
Cyberwar against ISIS could bring into play tools and tactics that corporate security pros face every day, only this time they will be used as part of a larger objective than criminal profit.
The goals of the offensive are to disrupt communications within ISIS and between the group and potential recruits, according to a story in the New York Times.
To meet those goals, U.S. Cyber Command could use such means as DDoS and man-in-the-middle attacks, banking Trojans and even ransomware-type attacks that irreversibly encrypt machines (but skip the ransom), experts say.
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Tech Times |
Facebook Reveals Internet Security Methods
ValueWalk Could other corporations who have had their data hacked benefit from Facebook's encryption and automated hacking scanning methods? Can Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) teach the likes of Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD), … Facebook scans dark sites for stolen passwords |
 VentureBeat |
Researchers Find Methods for Bypassing Google's Bouncer Android Security
Threatpost (blog) by Dennis Fisher Google's Android platform has become the most popular mobile operating system both among consumers and malware writers, and the company earlier this year introduced the Bouncer system to look for malicious apps in the Google Play … Researchers devise hack that sneaks Android malware into Google market Android's Bouncer malware protection is asleep at the job, researchers say Security boffins slip past Google Bouncer |