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Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News?

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “ juice jacking ,” a term first coined here in 2011 to describe a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

If you’ve used a computer for more than 5 minutes, you probably know a thing or two about computer viruses and malware. On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Though often conflated with one another, malware and computer viruses aren’t necessarily the same thing. Looking to Protect Yourself Against Malware?

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Will the U.S. Senate keep citizens safe, vote to force China to divest TikTok?

The Last Watchdog

In 2011, Russia launched a social media site called iFunny aimed at disaffected young men. based supplier of fraud management technology, documented how iFunny distributed data-stealing malware specifically targeting smartphone users in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

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Law enforcement operation dismantled 911 S5 botnet

Security Affairs

Since 2011, Wang and his co-conspirators had been distributing malware through malicious VPN applications, including MaskVPN, DewVPN, PaladinVPN, ProxyGate, ShieldVPN, and ShineVPN. The law enforcement also arrested its administrator, the 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang, in Singapore. based online service providers.

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Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. We therefore named this malware Purple Lambert.”

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq Last year was notable for both malware and adware, the two very close in terms of capabilities.

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US DoJ indicts four members of China-linked APT40 cyberespionage group

Security Affairs

US DoJ indicted four members of the China-linked cyberespionage group known as APT40 for hacking various entities between 2011 and 2018. Threat actors target engineering, transportation, and defense sectors, experts observed a specific interest in maritime technologies. Ltd. (????) . ” states DoJ.

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