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Spy tools & stalkerware on Android
July 27, 2021
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| AV-TEST, Short news
AV TEST News

More and more dubious apps are offering their services for espionage or stalking in order to secretly monitor ignorant people, acquaintances or (ex) partners. With a good security app for Android, you can also expose these perfidious attackers, such as Pegasus. The market for Android apps, which can be used to secretly monitor, track and spy on devices, is growing steadily. The demand for so-called spying stalker apps is high, as they can be used to monitor Android devices such as smartphones or tablets. The perfidious thing about it: once installed, the monitoring software hides on the device or sometimes disguises itself as a harmless service or game app….

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Webinar 06.08.21: Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
July 26, 2021
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| Kaspersky, Short news
Kaspersky_news

Kaspersky invites you to a LIVE webinar: With MDR - Managed Detection and Response- always one step ahead! Detect and ward off attacks at an early stage. The free, one-hour webinar will take place on Friday, August 6, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. When playing cat and mouse with attackers, it is important to keep your nose a little further "ahead". Better visibility, individual reaction options and an early warning system are the building blocks of a constantly evolving security strategy. Webinar on August 06, 2021 from 10 a.m. The earlier the first signs of an attack are registered, the less likely it will be ...

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Security concerns with the digital EU COVID certificate
July 25, 2021
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| ESET, Short news
Eset_News

The EU COVID certificate should be available since July 1, 2021. As before, the ESET experts still have security concerns. There are some weak points that can be exploited for abuse. In the opinion of ESET, however, abuse cannot be ruled out, as the procedures are identical to the existing ones. “It must be clearly stated, however, that the creation of screenshots on smartphones cannot be perfectly prevented from a technological point of view. This becomes even more problematic if the COVID vaccination document is simply printed out without security features. But that will be current at the exhibition ...

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Avast has been fending off Pegasus since 2016
July 24, 2021
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AvastNews

It became known that VIPs, heads of state, journalists and opposition figures around the world were being eavesdropped using the Pegasus surveillance and espionage tool. A statement from Avast, Jakub Vavra, Mobile Threat Analyst “Pegasus is a remote access tool (RAT) with spyware properties. Its Android variants can extract data from popular messenger platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Viber, as well as email programs and browsers. The spyware is able to remotely monitor the user's screen via microphone and camera, take screenshots and record the inputs of the smartphone owners via keylogging. These functions make Pegasus ...

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Bitdefender detects MosaicLoader family of malware
July 23, 2021
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| Bitdefender, Short news
Bitdefender_News

Bitdefender discovers new malware family "MosaicLoader". Cyber ​​criminals book prominent spots for online ads to distribute malware droppers. Download a wide variety of malware - from cryptomining to exfiltration of data to protect identities. The "MosaicLoader" attacks discovered by Bitdefender Labs target people who search for and download cracked software. As soon as their device is infected, the malware acts as a dropper for other malicious tools - from cookie stealers and cryptominers to complex Trojans. MosaicLoader: Malware family with high malicious potential Bitdefender has named this malware family with high malicious potential "MosaicLoader". It owes ...

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Mac Security Test & Review 2021
July 22, 2021
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Mac Security Test & Review 2021 by AV-Comparatives shows that macOS is also susceptible to malware and PUAs. The independent antivirus test laboratory AV-Comparatives has published the report of its Mac certification test 2021, in which the security software for Apple's macOS operating system was tested. 8 consumer and two enterprise software products were tested for their malware and PUA detection rate on macOS Big Sur systems. 7 out of 10 products received a certificate 7 of the 10 products passed the test and were then certified by the Austrian testing institute. These are (in alphabetical order): Avast Security for Mac, Avira Antivirus ...

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Proactive hazard prevention using Microsoft Exchange as an example
July 21, 2021
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| ESET, Short news
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Inside view of the IT infrastructure enables proactive hazard prevention. What the security gap in Microsoft Exchange shows us afterwards. In the first quarter of this year, the Microsoft Exchange security gap that had become known rightly caused major headaches for many IT managers. In Germany alone, the CERT-Bund, which is part of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), assumed at least 2021 vulnerable Exchange servers in March 26.000. Over 26.000 Exchange servers affected How high the total damage was for the companies affected can hardly be quantified, as no information about this was made available to the general public. In individual cases,…

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iOS & Android: Pegasus spyware against journalists and members of the opposition
July 20, 2021
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The Pegasus project, which was researched in Germany by Süddeutsche Zeitung, Zeit and NDR, among others, was published yesterday. According to this, journalists and members of the opposition are spied on worldwide using the Pegasus espionage software. The iOS version of Pegasus was first discovered in 2016, about a year later an Android version was found and presented at Kaspersky’s Security Analyst Summit in 1997. Dmitry Galov, Security Researcher in the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky, answers the most important questions about Pegasus below. What is pegasus Pegasus is a modular ...

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Numerous security gaps in IoT devices, routers & health apps
July 19, 2021
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Digital consumer protection: Numerous security gaps in IoT devices, routers & health apps. Study by the TÜV association and investigations by the BSI reveal many security gaps. Due to technological progress and an ever-increasing range of new digital consumer products, the digital consumer market continues to grow. At the same time, however, it also offers new attack surfaces for cyber criminals. So what about IT security? The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) investigated this question. And discovered numerous security deficiencies in IoT devices, WiFi routers and health apps. Countless security incidents in the IoT area First ...

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Bluetooth locks cracked with chip cans
July 18, 2021
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Fraunhofer researchers crack Bluetooth locks from Tapplock. A self-made directional antenna made of potato chip boxes and two standard mini-computers are sufficient to crack Bluetooth locks from the US manufacturer Tapplock in seconds. This has been proven by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT in Darmstadt. The manufacturer was informed of the weaknesses and has since remedied them in one of its models. Bluetooth locks cracked in seconds Cumbersome rummaging for the bike lock or locker key is no longer necessary with a modern Bluetooth lock: You simply lock the lock with your fingerprint or an app on your smartphone that can be accessed via Bluetooth Low ...

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