I don’t know… but it just doesn’t have enough bells and whistles to make me switch from the RaspberryPI. Just sayin’
Raspberry Pi challenger Orange Pi has packed a 2G antenna into its latest developer board, aiming to target Internet of Things applications.
Source: Raspberry Pi Zero W rival: New $10 Orange Pi 2G-IoT hooks into mobile networks | ZDNet
You might not know you have it, but Crusader will manipulate your search results to push tech support scams.
Source: Adware rewrites phone details for legitimate security software on Google search | ZDNet
Hackers are threatening to remotely wipe an unknown number of iPhones, iPads, and Macs unless Apple pays a ransom. The picture is becoming clearer. This is what you need to know.
Source: Apple iCloud hack threat gets worse: Here’s what we’ve learned | ZDNet
LastPass’s response to being alerted to security flaws in its products is an example of the right attitude to fixing problems
Source: LastPass steps up quickly to fix vulnerabilities spotted by researchers
Watch out for attacks that start with social engineering and sending convincing-looking emails targeted at companies
Source: Spam mails circulate file-shredding malware: how to protect yourself
Case again raises the issue of how organisations can protect themselves against rogue employees
Source: Ex-IT director accused of accessing his former employer for two years
A Russian man accused of developing and distributing the Citadel Banking Trojan, which infected nearly 11 Million computers globally and caused over $500 Million in losses, has finally pleaded guilty to charges of computer fraud.
Mark Vartanyan, 29, who was very well known as “Kolypto,” pleaded guilty in an Atlanta courtroom on Monday to charges related to computer fraud and is now co-operating with federal prosecutors in return for a reduced sentence of no more than five years in prison.
Read more here…
Microsoft’s Application Verifier tool can be used by attackers to grab control of antivirus software, researchers say.
Security researchers have discovered a new attack called DoubleAgent that uses a Windows bug-fixing tool to turn antivirus into malware.
The DoubleAgent attack is detailed by Israel-based security firm Cybellum, which claims to have confirmed it can compromise products by Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, Trend Micro, Comodo, ESET, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Panda, Quick Heal, and Norton. The company says other antivirus products are also likely to be vulnerable.
The attack relies on Microsoft Application Verifier, a runtime verification tool used to discover bugs and improve the security of third-party Windows applications. The tool ships with Windows XP through to Windows 10.
Source: Windows 10: DoubleAgent zero-day hijacks Microsoft tool to turn antivirus into malware | ZDNet
With the rise in the mobile market, Adware has become one of the most prevalent mobile threats in the world. Adware has traditionally been used to aggressively push ads like banners or pop-ups on mobile screens to make money.
The troublesome part is that Adware is now becoming trojanized and more sophisticated, as it aggressively collects personal data from the mobile device it’s installed on, including name, birth date, location, serial number, contacts, and browser data without users’ consent.
Read more here.
Got one of these phones… if so, it came with malware pre-installed.
Malicious apps not part of the original ROM, say researchers, but were added somewhere along the supply chain
Source: Researchers find 36 Android devices shipping with pre-installed malware
