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Europol smashes FluBot spyware network
Europol smashes FluBot spyware network

Thanks to Europol, there seems to be an end to the FluBot Android malware for the time being. The European Authority announces that, with the help of other national law enforcement agencies, it has disabled the network and structure of the SMS-based FluBot spyware for Android. An international law enforcement operation involving 11 countries has resulted in the fight against one of the fastest-spreading mobile malwares to date. Known as FluBot, this Android malware aggressively spreads via SMS and steals passwords, online banking details, and other sensitive information from infected smartphones around the world. Its infrastructure was…

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Smishing: Annoying and dangerous phishing text messages
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

More and more users of private and business smartphones are receiving SMS messages prompting them to click a link. This is what is known as “smishing” - a word created from the terms SMS and phishing. In spring 2021, the perpetrators often pretended that the recipients of the SMS would soon receive a package or that a shipment should go back to the sender. A personal address can even be observed in some of the SMS texts. Smishing - SMS phishing Android users can download the link in the SMS message ...

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Facebook leak: fake SMS for new packages
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More and more users in Germany are complaining about fake package notifications via SMS - also on company smartphones. In the SMS spam, recipients are asked to click on a link and install an app in order to see the delivery status of the alleged package. The FluBot banking Trojan gets onto the device when it is installed. ESET security expert Lukas Stefanko assesses the current situation and sees a connection between the wave of fake SMS and the Facebook data leak: “In the last seven days we have seen a rapid increase in the campaign in Germany. In addition to fake messages from Fedex, users receive ...

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