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Carrotball attacks U.S. Agency

Carrotball – a malware downloader, harboured in spear phishing emails targeted a U.S. government agency. Researchers consider that the emails came from the Konni Group APT. The campaign, called “Fractured Statue”, involved six unique malicious document lures, as…
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GDPR makes its way to Hong Kong

Hong Kong announced it would apply tougher penalties for data protection crimes. The decision comes after a serious breach appeared in 2018, at airline Cathay Pacific.  The amendments proposed to the regional government’s Personal Data Ordinance establish fines as a…
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Google removed 1.700 infected apps

Google removed 1.700 infected apps from its Play Store. The decision came after the company discovered the apps were carrying the Joker (or Bread) malware. This malware is involved in lobbying customers with SMS billing fraud. All these apps were all removed, even before…
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10.000 attacks per minute from Iran

Authorities detected 10.000 attacks per minute from Iran in just two days, in Texas (USA). Governor Greg Abbott announced that these targeted the state agency networks. According to a news report, during a a meeting of the Domestic Terrorism Task Force, Abbott pointed to a…
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Star Wars scam spreads malware

A Star Wars scam became a bait to spread malware. Thus, cybercriminals lure users into downloading malware. In exchange, the bad guys promise exclusive footage, content or full movie before its release. This happens now, when the new movie “The Rise of Skywalker” is…