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Driving apps pulled from Google Play for reportedly installing Android malware over 560,000 times

sudshr47 November 21, 2018

As many as 13 games available to download in the Google Play Store were actually Android malware and downloaded more than 560,000 times, a security researcher said this week.

The apps, listed as car and truck simulators and racing games, are no longer on the storeTechCrunch reports that an Android security researcher found that the games were just a cover to download malware in the background.

Don’t install these apps from Google Play – it’s malware.

Details:
-13 apps
-all together 560,000+ installs
-after launch, hide itself icon
-downloads additional APK and makes user install it (unavailable now)
-2 apps are #Trending
-no legitimate functionality
-reported pic.twitter.com/1WDqrCPWFo

— Lukas Stefanko (@LukasStefanko) November 19, 2018 Read more…

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Half a million Android users tricked into downloading malware from Google Play

sudshr47 November 20, 2018

More than half a million users have installed Android malware posing as driving games — from Google’s own app store. Lukas Stefanko, a security researcher at ESET, tweeted details of 13 gaming apps — made by the same developer — which were at the time of his tweet downloadable from Google Play. Two of the apps […]

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The best malware protection software to guard you from online threats

sudshr47 November 6, 2018

Every year, cyber criminals get more creative in their attempts to hack your data, steal your information, or spy on you in your home. When a malicious virus is able to replicate itself from one computer file to the next, how can you keep your comput…

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Civil servant who watched porn at work blamed for infecting a US government network with malware

sudshr47 October 29, 2018

A U.S. government network was infected with malware thanks to one employee’s “extensive history” of watching porn on his work computer, investigators have found. The audit, carried out by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s inspector general, found that a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) network at the EROS Center, a satellite imaging facility in South […]

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Huge McAfee sale: Save $70 on a protection package that covers 5 devices

sudshr47 October 25, 2018

He might be unravelling just a little these days, but there is one thing we still have in common with Kanye: We do a shitty job of protecting our devices. But in this digital age, there’s just no excuse.
The good news is that there are a ton of optio…

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Medical device maker Medtronic finally fixes its hackable pacemaker

sudshr47 October 16, 2018

Medtronic, a maker of medical devices and implants, has pulled the plug on its internet-based software update system, which security researchers had found had a dangerous security vulnerability The company said in a notice this week that it’s switching off the software distribution network after researchers found that a hacker could update the pacemaker’s software […]

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A flood of fake installers will really update Flash for you – but also install cryptocurrency mining malware

sudshr47 October 11, 2018

If you think that Flash, the once-popular web plugin, couldn’t die fast enough, even those annoying fake Flash installers riddled with malware aren’t going anywhere any time soon. In fact, they’re getting even sneakier. New research out of Palo Alto Networks found a recent spike of fake Flash installers not only dropping cryptocurrency mining malware […]

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California passes law that bans default passwords in connected devices

sudshr47 October 5, 2018

Good news! California has passed a law banning default passwords like “admin,” “123456” and the old classic “password” in all new consumer electronics starting in 2020. Every new gadget built in the state from routers to smart home tech will have to come with “reasonable” security features out of the box. The law specifically calls […]

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Facebook, Apple confirm they were targets of Supermicro malware attack

sudshr47 October 5, 2018

The plot thickens.
In a follow-up to its bombshell report about a Chinese supply-chain attack on major U.S. companies including Apple and Amazon via the server manufacturer Supermicro, Bloomberg says bad actors also infiltrated the servers with malwa…

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Northwest fast food chain hack exposed customer credit cards

sudshr47 October 3, 2018

A beloved regional burger chain in the Pacific Northwest is the latest fast food company to suffer a major data breach. Burgerville, headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, disclosed today that any customers who used a credit or debit card from September 2017 to September 2018 at any of its locations may have had their card details […]

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Alphabet’s Chronicle launches an enterprise version of VirusTotal

sudshr47 September 27, 2018

VirusTotal, the virus and malware scanning service own by Alphabet’s Chronicle, launched an enterprise-grade version of its service today. VirusTotal Enterprise offers significantly faster and more customizable malware search, as well as a new feature called Private Graph, which allows enterprises to create their own private visualizations of their infrastructure and malware that affects their machines. […]

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Russian hackers are taking their cyber warfare to the next level

sudshr47 September 27, 2018

Russian hackers are upping the ante of their cyberattacks.

The next level of cyber warfare may not be here thanks to the latest weapon being utilized by Russian hackers.

Researchers with the cybersecurity company ESET have discovered what is believed to be the first known UEFI rootkit malware used in a cyber attack. In a blog post, ESET explains:

If the name “Fancy Bear” sounds familiar, it’s because they’re the hacking group embedded in Russia’s GRU intelligence agency that has been found responsible for the 2016 DNC emails hack and various misinformation campaigns surrounding the US elections. Earlier this summer, special counsel Robert Mueller indicted a number of Russian nationals with the Fancy Bear hacking group for their role in these attacks. Read more…

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