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Bitdefender offers mobile security to chats on messaging apps

CyberSecurity Insiders

BitDefender Mobile Security feature assists customers in protecting against malware spread and phishing scams. However, the feature is available for a premium of $16 per year and includes a VPN access in the pay. It covers devices operating on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS devices, which is outstanding.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. APT41 was known to hide its malware inside fake resumes that were sent to targets. APT41’s activities span from the mid-2000s to the present day.

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Google sent over 50,000 warnings of state-sponsored attacks, +33% from same period in 2020

Security Affairs

Google revealed to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers since January. Google announced to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers during 2021. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

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Russia-linked APT28 has been scanning vulnerable email servers in the last year

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. “This report aims to shed light on some of Pawn Storm’s attacks that did not use malware in the initial stages.

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An interview with cyber threat hunter Hiep Hinh

Malwarebytes

Threat hunting is all about nipping stealthy attackers (and malware) in the bud. Hiep has been threat hunting for a while—since 2007, in fact. .” The most common thing is credentials being stolen or used for to get into these systems, things like phishing. “It's easy to go after low hanging fruit.

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Adventures in Contacting the Russian FSB

Krebs on Security

In the process of doing so, I encountered a small snag: The FSB’s website said in order to communicate with them securely, I needed to download and install an encryption and virtual private networking (VPN) appliance that is flagged by at least 20 antivirus products as malware. biz, circa 2007. Image: Wikipedia.

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Potential cybersecurity impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Malwarebytes

In tandem with the physical strikes against Ukraine, a piece of wiper malware first detected by researchers at Symantec and ESET had already begun targeting organizations in Ukraine. Current analyses of HermeticWiper reveal that the malware is being delivered in highly-targeted attacks in Ukraine, Latvia, and Lithuania.