FireEye, the intelligence-led security company, today released the results of its Q1’19 Email Threat Report. After analyzing a sample set of 1.3 billion emails, FireEye found increase in attacks in three main areas: spoofed phishing attempts, HTTPS encryption in URL-based attacks, and cloud-based attacks focused on publicly hosted, trusted file-sharingRead More…
Extending a word of caution to smartphone users, researchers from the University of Sydney and CSIRO’s Data61 have said that after thorough investigation and study, they have discovered that there over 2000 malware-laden counterfeit apps on Google Play Store. Some of these apps are popular and downloaded over a millionRead More…
A powerful money-eating malware called MobOk has been found to be hidden within legitimate photo editing apps on Google Play store. Researchers at Kaspersky said the Pink Camera and Pink Camera 2 apps, which have now been now removed, were installed around 10,000 times. They included genuine photo-editing functionalities, butRead More…
SonicWall today announced the appointment of Terry Greer-King as Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Sales. With extensive experience in the technology industry, Terry and the EMEA team will continue to offer small and medium businesses, enterprisesRead More…
Cybersecurity researchers have said that a spoofing bug (CVE-2019-1105) could pave the way for an email attack chain. But Microsoft has patched the vulnerability in Outlook for Android, which opens the door to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The company said that CVE-2019-1105 rated “important” is a spoofing vulnerability that exists inRead More…
The Telecommunications Regulations Authority (TRA) of UAE has reported a 43.2 percent decline in cyberattacks on government, semi-government and private sector entities in the UAE during the first five months of 2019, as compared to the same period last year.Read More…
ESET researchers have discovered fake cryptocurrency apps using a previously unseen technique to bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA), circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions.Read More…
Researchers at Trend Micro have unearthed a cyber-espionage campaign targeting Android devices in the Middle East region. Called “bouncing golf,’’ the attack uses a malware called GolfSpy, with extensive cyber espionage potential. The tricky bit is that this malicious code is hidden deep inside revamped legitimate applications distributed through socialRead More…
