In the 61st edition of Internet Security Week , a fake WhatsApp update, stricter cybercrime laws, fake emergency aid apps, and much more are featured.
News
Pink WhatsApp: Fake update downloads a Trojan onto victims' devices
The malware sends automatic replies to messages on WhatsApp and other chat apps like Signal or Telegram.
By Amer Owaida at We Live Security
House approves bill to toughen penalties for cybercrimes
According to the bill, when there are attempted scams against the elderly and vulnerable, the penalty could be even greater.
In Accounting
Santander must compensate customer who fell for cloned WhatsApp scam
A customer 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
While not malicious, apps display unrelated advertising 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 'cracks' Cellebrite software that hacks iPhone
In a post on the official blog of the messaging app Signal, CEO Moxie Marlinspike claims to have hacked Cellebrite's phone-cracking tools—including iPhones—used to extract information from devices seized by authorities. The executive also issues a warning and lists a series of vulnerabilities in the Israeli company's surveillance capabilities.
By Reinaldo Zaruvni in Tecnomundo
WhatsApp online status is targeted by stalker apps
Apps monitor when a user is online on WhatsApp and are used to practice stalking, cross-referencing information in a database.
By Ana Marques in Tecnoblog
Google rushes to release update that fixes new zero-day flaw in Chrome
The update fixes a total of seven security flaws in desktop versions of Chrome.
By Amer Owaida at We Live Security
Linux Bans University of Minnesota for Committing Malicious Code
In a rare and groundbreaking decision, the 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 Axe Sharma at 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 money from the tech giant by threatening to publish the documents online.
By Lucas Ropek at Gizmodo
Cryptocurrency scam with fake mining equipment
How fake sellers are stealing bitcoins from buyers of highly sought-after cryptocurrency mining equipment.
By Mikhail Sytnik in Kaspersky Daily
Events
Information security and data protection: from environmental protection to cultural change
- April 27, 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Online event via Youtube
- Free
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