Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Depending on where you are when you download your Android apps, it might collect more or less data about you. The apps we downloaded from Google Play also showed differences based on country in their security and privacy capabilities. We present the first large-scale measurement study of geodifferences in the mobile app ecosystem.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 30, 2021

The operating system wouldn’t even give its most basic prompt: “This is an application downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to open it?” ” More.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

They estimated that those apps were downloaded more than 60 million times, including 10 million downloads of Muslim prayer apps. government agencies for more than a decade. […]. Measurement Systems’ website was registered by Vostrom Holdings, according to historic domain name records.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

But in the background, their system has hidden malware in the file the victim has downloaded, which is capable of gathering information from the affected device such as: Personal identifying information (PII) including Social Security Numbers (SSN). Report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. This is the actual malware.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The victim shaming site operated by the Snatch ransomware group is leaking data about its true online location and internal operations, as well as the Internet addresses of its visitors, KrebsOnSecurity has found. Probably the most active Internet address accessing Snatch’s darknet site is 193.108.114[.]41 top , sntech2ch[.]top

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 11, 2025

Technical support consultant using programming to upgrade artificial intelligence simulation model As AI tools boom in popularity, cyberthieves are exploiting the excitement with fake AI video editing platforms that lure users into downloading malware. Document.docx: A disguised batch file that downloads more malware.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2025

Ransomware attacks typically involve tricking victims into downloading and installing the ransomware, which copies, encrypts, and/or deletes critical data on the device, only to be restored upon the ransom payment. Instead, the browser has become the primary way through which employees conduct work and interact with the internet.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2024

WebTunnel is a stealthy bridge that blends with web traffic, with a small download size and uTLS integration, making it safer and harder to detect for users. “We are calling on the Tor community and the Internet freedom community to help us scale up WebTunnel bridges.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They allege that in late December 2020, Sharp applied for a job at another technology company, and then abused his privileged access to Ubiquiti’s systems at Amazon’s AWS cloud service and the company’s GitHub accounts to download large amounts of proprietary data. When FBI agents raided Sharp’s residence on Mar.

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Webroot

MAY 31, 2024

What is Internet Safety Month? Each June, the online safety community observes Internet Safety Month as a time to reflect on our digital habits and ensure we’re taking the best precautions to stay safe online. Regularly scan your devices for malware and avoid clicking on suspicious links or downloading unknown files.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2024

Google continues to struggle with cybercriminals running malicious ads on its search platform to trick people into downloading booby-trapped copies of popular free software applications. 19, 2024) of more than 200 domains at the Internet address 93.190.143[.]252 How do we know freecad-us[.]org org is malicious? com , filezillasoft[.]com

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2025

Mark of the Web (MotW) is a security feature in Microsoft Windows that identifies files downloaded from untrusted sources, such as the internet. Attackers can exploit a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0411 , in the free, open-source file archiver software 7-Zip to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows security feature.

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SecureList

APRIL 23, 2025

We immediately took action by communicating meaningful information to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KrCERT/CC) for rapid action upon detection, and we have now confirmed that the software exploited in this campaign has all been updated to patched versions. The software has since been updated with patched versions.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 13, 2024

” Another zero-day this month is CVE-2024-38178 , a remote code execution flaw that exists when the built-in Windows Edge browser is operating in “Internet Explorer Mode.” For a more detailed breakdown of the individual flaws addressed by Microsoft today, check out the SANS Internet Storm Center’s list.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

Over 1,400 CrushFTP internet-facing servers are vulnerable to attacks exploiting recently disclosed CVE-2024-4040 vulnerability. Over 1,400 CrushFTP internet-facing servers are vulnerable to attacks targeting the critical severity vulnerability CVE-2024-4040. CVE-2024-4040 is a CrushFTP VFS sandbox escape vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2020

This week, security researchers said they spotted that same vulnerability being exploited by a new variant of Mirai , a malware strain that targets vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices for use in large-scale attacks and as proxies for other cybercrime activity. which boasts some 100 million devices deployed worldwide.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2025

Since the empty folder is generally associated with an Internet Information Services (IIS) feature that most users will not be running, this called for an explanation. Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server platform created by Microsoft to host websites, web applications, and services on Windows systems.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The group’s victims according to its DLS as a percentage of all groups’ published victims during the period under review ( download ) Number of new modifications In Q3 2024, we detected three new ransomware families and 2109 new variants, or half of what we discovered in the previous reporting period. 2 China 0.95 3 Libya 0.68

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 3, 2020

The extension in question was Page Ruler , a Chrome addition with some 400,000 downloads. The malicious link that set off antivirus alarm bells when people tried to visit Blue Shield California downloaded javascript content from a domain called linkojager[.]org. You can disable these ads now or later in the settings page.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

From calendar years 2020 to 2022, there was a 27% increase in victim reports to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) of BECs with a real estate nexus. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today. Last year, the FBI warned BEC focused on the real estate sector was on the rise.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The page listed the correct time and date of the funeral service, which it claimed could be streamed over the Internet by following a link that led to a page requesting credit card information. The Internet address of livestreamnow[.]xyz DomainTools shows this same Internet address is home to nearly 6,000 other domains (.CSV),

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2024

. “Using a Mirai malware variant that incorporates ChaCha20 and XOR decryption algorithms, it has been seen compromising vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the wild, such as the DigiEver DVR, and TP-Link devices through CVE-2023-1389.” dyn” for C2 communication.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

China is mandating that athletes download and use a health and travel app when they attend the Winter Olympics next month. Citizen Lab examined the app and found it riddled with security holes.

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Javvad Malik

MARCH 9, 2021

The dangers of downloading untrusted code from the internet is well documented. A couple of years ago, I did exactly that by downloading a small bit of code from GitHub and modified it to build my own Chrome browser plugin. If it is a snippet of code that you can easily read, it can be relatively risk free.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 6, 2020

Before this, the threat actors used the stolen credentials to deliver phishing emails to other Fabrikam employees, as well as to their external contacts, with more and more systems getting infected and downloading additional malware payloads. The infection mechanism was one employee opening a malicious attachment to a phishing email.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 12, 2022

The software giant also has made a controversial decision to put the brakes on a plan to block macros in Office documents downloaded from the Internet. In February, security experts hailed Microsoft’s decision to block VBA macros in all documents downloaded from the Internet.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign code-named Salt Typhoon. internet service providers in recent months as part of a cyber espionage campaign code-named Salt Typhoon. internet-service providers in recent months in pursuit of sensitive information, according to people familiar with the matter.”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The latest, major threats to Mac computers can steal passwords and credit card details with delicate precision, targeting victims across the internet based on their device, location, and operating system. On these websites, cybercriminals advertise a piece of high-demand software and trick users into a download.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The crooks running the Trickbot botnet typically use these config files to pass new instructions to their fleet of infected PCs, such as the Internet address where hacked systems should download new updates to the malware. But the new configuration file pushed on Sept.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The file that Doug ran is a simple Apple Script (file extension “ scpt”) that downloads and executes a malicious trojan made to run on macOS systems. But Doug does still have a copy of the malicious script that was downloaded from clicking the meeting link (the online host serving that link is now offline).

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2025

The FBI says it is notifying those who had the malware deleted from their computers via their internet service providers (ISPs). Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today. We dont just report on threatswe remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2022

Recipients who call the supplied toll-free number to contest the transaction are soon asked to download software that lets the scammers assume remote control over their computer. com to download a remote administration tool. ” The message continues: “$600.00 It was clear then where the rest of this call was going.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

was used by tens of millions of websites approximately 4% of all sites on the internet which highlights the severity of the incident, whose full impact is yet to be determined. The breach allowed the threat actor to download SMS message logs. A potentially more impactful threat lies in the satellite internet access supply chain.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

By doing dumb stuff like this: “Around October I downloaded a pirated version of Adobe AE and after that a trojan got into my pc” pic.twitter.com/igEzOayCu6 — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) August 5, 2024 So now this guy has malware running on his PC which is siphoning up all his credentials as they're entered into websites.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

Kaspersky researchers discovered a mass malware campaign spreading SilentCryptoMiner by disguising it as a tool to bypass internet restrictions. com to distribute an infected archive, which had over 40,000 downloads. Experts warn of a large-scale cryptocurrency miner campaign targeting Russian users with SilentCryptoMiner.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2025

That’s according to a report from the non-profit Tech Transparency Project (TTP), who investigated the top 100 mobile VPN apps downloaded from Apple’s App Store as documented by mobile intelligence company AppMagic. Mobile VPNs are apps that connect your smartphone to the internet via different computers around the world.

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