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MY TAKE: 3 privacy and security habits each individual has a responsibility to embrace

The Last Watchdog

Worldwide spending on information security products and services rose to $114 billion in 2018, up from $102 billion in 2017, an increase of 12.4 Here are three fundaments to get you, and others over whom you have influence, on the right path: Use antivirus. Apps from other sources can carry malware or spyware.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 261

Security Affairs

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Former NSA TAO hacker sentenced to 66 months in prison over Kaspersky Leak

Security Affairs

The man pleaded guilty in December 2017 to one count of willful retention of classified national defense information. On September 11, 2014, Kaspersky antivirus detected the Win32.GrayFish.gen On September 11, 2014, Kaspersky antivirus detected the Win32.GrayFish.gen Equestre.*”.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 224 – News of the week

Security Affairs

BlackBerry Cylance addresses AI-based antivirus engine bypass. WSJ says Equifax to Pay $700 million settlement for 2017 breach. Comodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilities. Android Spyware Monokle, developed by Russian defense contractor, used in targeted attacks.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 221 – News of the week

Security Affairs

ViceLeaker Android spyware targets users in the Middle East. Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. US Cyber Command warns of Iran-linked hackers exploiting CVE-2017-11774 Outlook flaw. Singapore Government will run its third bug bounty program. A cyberattack took offline websites of the Georgia agency.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. Mobile malicious installation packages for Android in 2017 through 2020 ( download ). Pandemic theme in mobile threats. Names we encountered included covid.apk , covidMapv8.1.7.apk

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APT trends report Q1 2021

SecureList

Further investigation of the Sunburst backdoor revealed several features that overlap with a previously identified backdoor known as Kazuar , a.NET backdoor first reported in 2017 and tentatively linked to the Turla APT group. webshells and Exaramel implants. Other interesting discoveries.

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