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Security Affairs newsletter Round 181 – News of the week

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Google Android team found high severity flaw in Honeywell Android-based handheld computers. NSO mobile Pegasus Spyware used in operations in 45 countries. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. Homebuyers Being Targeted by Money Transfer Scam. Ngrok Mining Botnet.

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FBI Warns Against 'Juice Jacking' at Public Charging Stations

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According to an FBI "Scams and Safety" brief , which also discusses system and data protection and protecting money information: Be careful when connecting to a public Wi-Fi network and do not conduct any sensitive transactions, including purchases, when on a public network.

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Crimeware and financial cyberthreats in 2023

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According to the freshest data on DeFi, every hour 15 newly deployed scams against smart contracts are detected. Remote workers using corporate computers for entertainment purposes, such as online games, continue to pose financial threats organizations. Mobile malware techniques haven’t changed much in the course of 2022.

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Spam and phishing in 2022

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Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. In a typical internet hoax manner, crypto scam sites offered visitors to get rich quick by paying a small fee. “Promotional campaigns by major banks” were a popular bait in 2022.

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Spam and phishing in 2021

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More and more often, scam websites posing as large companies that promise huge cash prizes in return for completing a survey have begun setting out stricter criteria for those who want a chance to win. Second place was taken by Badun Trojans (6.31%), distributed in archives and disguised as electronic documents. up on 2020.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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Spam and phishing in Q2 2021

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Parcel scam: buy one, get none. Therefore, any offer to buy them is evidently a scam. Another traditional scam aims to persuade the user that they are the lucky winner of a tidy sum. Investments and public property scams. The topic of gas surfaced also in more conventional compensation scams.

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