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Google Play faces cat and mouse game with sneaky Android malware
Online stores under attack; a new fraudster bot spotted in the wild

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Experts Doubt Hackers’ Claim Of Millions Of Breached Apple Credentials
Google proposes sending Symantec to TLS sin bin
FBI director floats international framework on access to encrypted data
Ever visited a land now under Islamic State rule? And you want to see America? Hand over that Facebook, Twitter, pal
CIA, WikiLeaks and Doctor Who?
WikiLeaks: CIA hacking tools infiltrate iPhones, MacBooks – Apple: It’s an old story
Apple: Macs and iPhones are safe from newly revealed CIA exploits
GiftGhostBot scares up victims’ gift-card cash with brute-force attacks
Privacy Advocates Vow to Fight Rollback of Broadband Privacy Rules
Instagram Adds Two-Factor Authentication
Prosecutors access data from locked phones of 100 Trump protesters
News in brief: Pyongyang role in heist probed; EU to discuss laptops ban; social media rapped on terrorism

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cyber news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst, and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any more questions? Just ask. Hackers Threaten to Lock 200M+ iCloud Accounts Hackers are threatening to remotely lock down over 200 million […]

Google to Symantec: We don’t trust you anymore
Latest WikiLeaks dump shows CIA targeting Apple earlier than others
Apple underwhelmed by latest CIA exploits revealed by WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks’s revelations about security vulnerabilities in Apple products appear to be a damp squib. The post Apple underwhelmed by latest CIA exploits revealed by WikiLeaks appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Threatpost News Wrap, March 27, 2017
Bitcoin rise fuels social media scams
Still running Windows Vista? Here’s a wake-up call for you
UK.gov confirms it won’t be buying V-22 Ospreys for new aircraft carriers
16 years of Mac OS X: Secure but not invincible to malware

Mac OS X is still secure 16 years after its creation, but increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals. No operating system is 100% malware-proof. The post 16 years of Mac OS X: Secure but not invincible to malware appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Adware Apps Booted from Google Play
GDPR: A simple explainer

The GDPR is the biggest change in data protection laws for 20 years, and comes into effect on May 25th, 2018. We answer some key questions. The post GDPR: A simple explainer appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

When bad bugs bite: Apple iCloud accounts ‘held hostage’

The so-called Turkish Crime Family is demanding that Apple pays it a ransom, otherwise it will delete millions of credentials it says it possesses. The post When bad bugs bite: Apple iCloud accounts ‘held hostage’ appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Man charged with $100m ‘whaling’ attack on two US tech giants
Is Linux Mint a secure distribution?
Mozilla beats rivals, patches Firefox’s Pwn2Own bug
Spock will unlock Kirk ransomware – after you beam up a bunch of Monero
IRS makes tax refund scams harder but W-2 phishing attacks continue unabated
Did you know: Crimelords behind DDoS attacks offer customer loyalty points?
Malware finds unwitting ally in GitHub
SAS, Canonical turn silly over open source
The barrier to cloud security isn’t the technology
Inside OpenSSL’s battle to change its license: Coders’ rights, tech giants, patents and more
Google slaps Symantec for sloppy certs, slow show of SNAFUs

LinuxSecurity.com: New samba packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. [More Info…]

LinuxSecurity.com: New mcabber packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. [More Info…]

Android Forums hacked; password reset notice issued
Amazing new WikiLeaks CIA bombshell: Agents can install software on Apple Macs, iPhones right in front of them
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If you were cuffed during Trump’s inauguration, cops are trying to crack your smartphone

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WikiLeaks Dump Shows CIA Interdiction of iPhone Supply Chain
Cisco Patches Critical IOx Vulnerability
Malware That Targets Both Microsoft, Apple Operating Systems Found
Idaho Department of Labor hacked; personal data of 170,000 people at risk
News in brief: WikiLeaks drops more CIA documents; ISP privacy rules killed; Instagram launches 2FA

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‘Turkish’ hackers threaten to reset millions of iCloud accounts
Android Forums resets passwords after hack
Ex-IT director accused of accessing his former employer for two years
Half of Android Devices Unpatched Last Year
A Multimillion Phishing Scam: Two Tech Giants Scammed into Paying Over $100M
Paper Spells Out Tech, Legal Options for Encryption Workarounds
Apple: If hackers have our customers’ passwords, they didn’t steal them from us
Android adware abusing plugin frameworks to promote potentially malicious apps
Spam mails circulate file-shredding malware: how to protect yourself
‘I forgot my password’ doesn’t impress judge in a child images case
Look before you leap: 4 hard truths about IoT
Google reports mixed progress on Android security
If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

ESET researchers have discovered 87 malicious apps on Google Play disguised as mods for Minecraft. The post If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on … appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Airline devices ban: here’s what you need to know
Google: More websites failing victim to cybercriminals

Google says that the number of websites compromised by cybercriminals has risen by 32%. The post Google: More websites failing victim to cybercriminals appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Author of Citadel malware, used to steal $500 million from bank accounts, pleads guilty
LastPass hit by password stealing and code execution vulnerabilities
US-CERT Warns That HTTPS Inspection Tools Weaken TLS
A simple command allows the CIA to commandeer 318 models of Cisco switches
Smashing Security 013: Assaulted with a deadly tweet
eBay dumps users into insecure authentication mechanism

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Fake mobile base stations spreading malware in China

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LinuxSecurity.com: An update for openjpeg is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which [More…]

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Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Twitter suspended 377,000 accounts for promoting terror and extremism

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for icoutils is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, [More…]

LastPass fixes serious password leak vulnerabilities
iPhone, Mac owners: How to stymie hackers extorting Apple, threatening to wipe devices
It’s happening! It’s happening! W3C erects DRM as web standard
Russian mastermind of $500m bank-raiding Citadel coughs to crimes
Error prone, insecure, inevitable: Say hello to today’s facial recog tech
Google, Jigsaw Partner on Free Tools to Secure Elections
Malware ‘disguised as Siemens software drills into 10 industrial plants’
News in brief: bid to upgrade Pluto; Nest cameras vulnerable to attack; Google rolls out location sharing
Flaws in LastPass Password Manager Allowed Hackers to Steal Credentials
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