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Pegasus spyware and how it exploited a WebP vulnerability

Malwarebytes

On September 12, 2023 we published two blogs urging our readers to urgently patch two Apple issues which were added to the catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and to apply an update for Chrome that included one critical security fix for an actively exploited vulnerability.

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Massive utility scam campaign spreads via online ads

Malwarebytes

This blog post has two purposes: the first one is to draw awareness to this problem by showing how it works. Those sites are often credible enough for a victim to feel like they are doing the right thing, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. This type of investigation requires time and resources to be done properly.

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Android Debugging Tools Also Useful for Compromising Devices, Mining Cryptocurrency

Security Affairs

In an ideal world, all of the security controls are applied and all of the debugging tools are removed or disabled before the code is released to the public. The Android software development kit (SDK) provides a tool for developers to debug their code called the Android Debug Bridge (adb.) But crooks can abuse them too.

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Anubis II – malware and afterlife

Security Affairs

Due to the growing demand for Android banking malware, threat actors continue using Anubis even is the creator has vanished. Besides being the Egyptian God associated with mummification and afterlife, Anubis is also an Android banking malware that has caused quite some trouble for over 300 financial institutions worldwide since 2017.

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Memory Safe Languages in Android 13

Google Security

On Android, we’re now seeing something different - a significant drop in memory safety vulnerabilities and an associated drop in the severity of our vulnerabilities. Android 13 is the first Android release where a majority of new code added to the release is in a memory safe language. There are approximately 1.5

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Kali Linux 2023.1 Release (Kali Purple & Python Changes)

Kali Linux

Stay tuned for a blog post coming out for more information! Over the years, we have perfected what we have specialized in, offensive security. We are now starting to branch into a new area, defensive security! We made offensive security accessible to everyone. Edit: Its out ! The changelog summary since the 2022.4

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How Hackers and Law Enforcement Can Hack Your Biometric Security

Hackology

Ever wondered can the most reliable and safe biometric security measures like fingerprints be bypassed? People mostly rely on biometric security in comparison to traditional PINs or passwords for their device’s security. iOS devices exhibit stronger authentication security. How BrutePrint Works?

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