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Tekya malware was downloaded almost 1 million times Check Point security researchers found that Android applications designed for kids distributed malware dubbed Tekya.[1] More than 50 apps on the Google Play Store were discovered using a new trick to mimic users clicks on ads.[2] This malware imitated users’ actions to […]

Google Play Store distributed malicious ad-fraud apps designed for kids

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Pointmp3.com is the site that supposedly should provide the useful function on converting videos but floods the screen with rogue ads Pointmp3.com is the site that focuses on redirecting you to affiliated sites where data can get collected and tracked about your online browsing preferences. This is the domain that […]

Pointmp3.com

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Mespinoza ransomware – cryptomalware that encrypts data of local governments Mespinoza ransomware is a data locker that mainly targets high-profile organisations and businesses worldwide Mespinoza ransomware is a data locker that mainly targets high-profile organisations and businesses worldwide Mespinoza ransomware, otherwise known as Pysa ransomware, is a data locking virus […]

Mespinoza ransomware

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DataQuest – a malicious Mac application that is typically installed via fake Flash updates DataQuest is malware that delivers other unwanted software behind users’ backs DataQuest is malware that delivers other unwanted software behind users’ backs DataQuest is an adware that reaches macOS users after they get trick to install […]

DataQuest

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The overworked members of the healthcare sector are being targeted with coronavirus-themed phishing emails Due to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the healthcare sector has been under huge stress for a while now, lacking medical equipment and struggling with a shortage of bed spaces in hospitals. If that would not be enough, […]

Coronavirus phishing attacks continue: now deliver Netwalker ransomware

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Hackers follow each others’ techniques: Sodinokibi distributes data stolen from victims on hacker forums Data, possibly belonging to consultancy firm Brooks International got exposed online due to the refusal paying demanded ransom[1] when Sodinokibi ransomware[2] infected their system. Now developers release information on hacking forums and sell details about their […]

Sodinokibi creators leak and sell data stolen from organizations

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Rogers’ third-party service provider left an unprotected database open Canadian communications and media company Rogers is in the process of notifying its customers about the data breach that affected their personal information. According to the notification published on the official ISP’s site, the intrusion was spotted on February 26th, 2020, and […]

Data breach at Canadian ISP Rogers: open database to blame

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