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Clinton lawyer’s indictment reveals ‘bag of tricks’

September 18, 2021/in Internet Security

The 26-page indictment of former cybersecurity attorney and Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonAttorney charged in Durham investigation pleads not guilty Attorney indicted on charge of lying to FBI as part of Durham investigation Durham seeking indictment of lawyer with ties to Democrats: reports MORE campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann by special counsel John DurhamJohn DurhamAttorney charged in Durham investigation pleads not guilty Attorney indicted on charge of lying to FBI as part of Durham investigation Durham seeking indictment of lawyer with ties to Democrats: reports MORE is as detailed as it is damning on the alleged effort to push a false Russia collusion claim before the 2016 presidential campaign. One line, however, seems to reverberate for those of us who have followed this scandal for years now: “You do realize that we will have to expose every trick we have in our bag.”

That warning from an unnamed “university researcher” captures the most fascinating aspect of the indictment in describing a type of Nixonian dirty tricks operation run by — or at least billed to — the Clinton campaign. With Nixon, his personal attorney and the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP) paid for operatives to engage in disruptive and ultimately criminal conduct targeting his opponents. With Clinton, the indictment and prior disclosures suggest that Clinton campaign lawyers at the law firm of Perkins Coie helped organize an effort to spread Russia collusion stories and trigger an investigation.

Durham accuses Sussmann of lying to the general counsel of the FBI in September 2016 when Sussmann delivered documents and data to the FBI supposedly supporting a claim that Russia’s Alpha Bank was used as a direct conduit between former President TrumpDonald TrumpOvernight Defense & National Security — The Pentagon’s deadly mistake Overnight Energy & Environment — Presented by Climate Power — Interior returns BLM HQ to Washington France pulls ambassadors to US, Australia in protest of submarine deal MORE‘s campaign and the Kremlin. According to Durham, Sussman told the FBI general counsel that he was not delivering the information on behalf of any client….

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Joker malware infects 11 Play Store apps using new tricks; your Android smartphone under threat

July 25, 2021/in Mobile Security

Android malware is becoming increasingly prevalent as more and more users come online. However, there is an enormous threat present on the Internet that can cause a lot of trouble for users. This happens through smartphone malware, which can steal user data, compromise user privacy, snoop on other apps and encrypt data. The Joker malware is an infamous example of Android malware, which has also managed to spread undetected via the Google Play Store.

Cybersecurity researchers have found that a total of 11 apps were recently discovered that were infected with the Joker malware and were found on the Play Store, as spotted by ZDNet – the researchers said the apps can also ‘conduct financial fraud’. They had managed to notch up 30,000 installs on the store. The researchers, from Zscaler’s ThreatLabz found that the apps offered features for productivity, communication and other utilities like keyboards. Google has reportedly already removed these apps from the Play Store.

How they lured users: The Joker malware is notorious for aggressive ‘billing’ by signing up users for premium services using SMS. The app also attempts to hide its tracks by using the ‘read notifications’ permission to hide any sign-up messages. Unlike the previous versions of the malware, the new Joker variants are using a novel method of infecting the device. It downloads the malware “payload” using URL shorteners. That means it uses links like TinyURL, bit.ly, Rebrand.ly, zws.im, 27url.cn and others in order to mask the real server names it downloads the malicious payload from.

Joker Malware bypasses Google security: However, what is really worrying is that the malware repeatedly manages to get back onto the Play Store, despite Google’s protection. The company uses its internal Bouncer checks for apps submitted to the Play Store, along with on-device scanning using Google Play Protect.

“Despite public awareness of this particular malware, it keeps finding its way into Google’s official application market by employing changes in its code, execution methods, or payload-retrieving techniques,” the researchers stated.

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