Getting infected with malware is not an isolated risk if you usually download apps as APK files, even if you install them via Google Play. And there are three permissions you should pay special attention to because they are essential to evade malware: access to SMS, accessibility and reading of notifications. Unfortunately for those of ...
On Thursday, MacPaw’s Moonlock Labs published a report on a new Mac malware threat that is spreading via Google-sponsored ads. The malware masquerades as the Mac screen recording app Loom and several other apps. Moonlock Lab believes this malware campaign is being carried out by a group dubbed Crazy Evil. When searching for Loom on ...
Curiosity killed the cat and can also infect your phone with malware if you decide to play the game. Mysterious videos that strangers send you on Telegram. That’s exactly what security researchers at ESET discovered with a security flaw they dubbed EvilVideo. This security vulnerability relies on the fact that attackers could send APK files ...
A new Android malware is increasingly being used to attack devices that no longer receive security updates.
I was recently visiting my parents when I received the dreaded question: I think my Mac is infected with a virus, but I thought Macs weren’t infected with viruses? They were obviously a little worried and somewhat embarrassed that they might have let something happen to their Mac. First things first: yes, your Mac can ...
Jamf Threat Labs has released a new report on infostealer malware targeting macOS users. The report details two malware attacks; the first is a new implementation of the Atomic Stealer malware, while the second involves an attack in an online communication tool. Both attacks steal a user’s sensitive information, such as account usernames and passwords, ...
Jamf Threat Labs announced Thursday that it has discovered a new malware threat on macOS. The malware is similar to the ZuRu malware discovered in 2021. The malware is distributed via pirated software hosted in China. When a user launches the hacked app, a malicious dynamic library attached to the app uses a backdoor built ...
Malware is a common evil of our smart devices. Like computers, our Android phones include a complete operating system which is sometimes attacked by cybercriminals. It is important to know the most common modes of infection in order to avoid them, as well as to pay attention to the signs that tell us that we ...
CURRENT FRAUD WARNINGS January 3, 2024 at 7:15 p.m If you have a Google account, you should now be extremely careful. Criminals want to steal your account with a new scam. Even a password change doesn’t stop them. Google accounts are regularly the target of cyber attacks. With this new scam, the hackers don’t even ...
If we talk about video games we have to talk about Steam, the largest video game distribution platform in the world, and, although it is not the only one, it is the most popular and as is usually the In such cases, other people’s friends try to take advantage of this to spread malware. This ...
