In edition no. 61 of Internet Safety Week , fake WhatsApp update, stricter law for cybercrimes, fake emergency aid apps and much more.
News
Pink WhatsApp: fake update downloads a Trojan onto victims' devices
The malware sends automatic replies to messages on WhatsApp and other chat apps such as Signal or Telegram.
By Amer Owaida in We Live Security
Chamber approves project that toughens penalties for cyber crimes
According to the bill, when there are attempted coups against the elderly and vulnerable, the penalty may be even greater.
In Accounting
Santander must compensate customer who fell for cloned WhatsApp scam
Client went to court after losing almost R$3,000 in a WhatsApp scam and receiving no response from Santander.
By Victor Hugo Silva in Tecnoblog
Fake emergency aid apps flood Google Play
Although not malicious, applications display advertising unrelated to assistance and may become dangerous in the future.
In Kaspersky Daily
A ransomware gang made $260,000 in 5 days using the 7zip utility
A ransomware gang made $260,000 in just five days simply by remotely encrypting files on QNAP devices using the 7zip archiving program.
By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer
Signal 'breaks' Cellebrite software that hacks iPhone
In a post on the official blog of the messaging app Signal, Moxie Marlinspike, the company's CEO, claims to have hacked Cellebrite's phone cracking tools – including iPhones – used to extract information from devices seized by authorities. Furthermore, the executive issues a warning and lists a series of vulnerabilities in the Israeli company's surveillance resources.
By Reinaldo Zaruvni in Tecnomundo
WhatsApp online status is targeted by stalker apps
Apps monitor when a user goes online on WhatsApp and are used to practice stalking, crossing information in a database.
By Ana Marques in Tecnoblog
Google hastily releases update that fixes new zero-day flaw in Chrome
The update fixes a total of seven security flaws in the desktop versions of Chrome.
By Amer Owaida in We Live Security
Linux bans University of Minnesota for “committing” malicious code
In a rare and groundbreaking decision, maintainers of the Linux kernel project have imposed a ban on the University of Minnesota (UMN) from contributing to the open source Linux project.
By Ax Sharma in Bleeping Computer
Hackers hijack Apple project data and demand $50 million ransom
Cybercriminals claim to have stolen blueprints for some of Apple's new products and are now trying to extort the technology giant by threatening to publish the documents online.
By Lucas Ropek in Gizmodo
Cryptocurrency scam with fake mining rig
How fake sellers are stealing bitcoins from buyers of sought-after cryptocurrency mining equipment.
By Mikhail Sytnik in Kaspersky Daily
Events
Information security and data protection: from protecting the environment to changing culture
- April 27, 2021, 3pm – 4pm
- Online event via Youtube
- Free
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