The next time someone asks you to download a new app in order to connect with them, make sure to confirm that the app is real. According to Cado Security Labs (via BleepingComputer), a sophisticated scam has been making the rounds, targeting those who work in Web3 with crypto-stealing. A company called Meetio—which has repeatedly … Read more
The Sandworm group is one of the Kremlin’s most notorious cyberthreats, often working in the shadows. Western intelligence previously tied the group to a 2015 attack that took down Ukraine’s power grid, and to another disruption of the Ukrainian power grid in 2023. It is part of Russia’s GRU military intelligence division, according to the … Read more
According to statistics, it’s expected that people will download 143 billion apps in 2026 alone. That’s a lot of people and a lot of phones, so it’s no surprise that bad actors have pinpointed the Play Store as an ideal distribution center. According to security researchers at Kaspersky SecureList, the infamous Necro malware has been … Read more
Pirated or cracked versions of games have long been a hotbed for malware distribution, and cybercriminals are now using CAPTCHA challenges to make their attacks even more effective. According to a recent report by McAfee Labs, attackers are leveraging CAPTCHA to trick users into thinking that malicious websites or downloads are legitimate. Security researchers first … Read more
The former chief of Greece’s intelligence service told judges the agency didn’t use illegal phone malware between 2019 and 2022 to spy on targets, Reuters reported, citing court documents. The surveillance scandal broke in August 2022 when it was revealed that the government had wiretapped the phone of opposition Socialist Pasok leader Nikos Androulakis. Investigative … Read more
Microsoft The Antimalware Service Executable is a process you might see pop-up in Task Manager’s task list now and again, beavering away at … something. While it’s not always obvious what it’s up to, and the sign of “malware” in your process list might put the fear in you, you needn’t fret. It’s an important … Read more
Members of Parliament targeted in a suspected China-backed espionage campaign weren’t informed because the attack was thwarted and didn’t affect them, says a spokesperson for the Speaker’s office. The statement comes a day after parliamentarians called out the government for not informing them that they had been targeted for a pixel reconnaissance cyber attack launched … Read more
Surveillance cameras are mounted above the German and Chinese flags in front of Tongji University. Scholz is on a three-day trip to China. Michael Kappeler/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany has arrested a national on charges of spying for the Chinese secret service and leaking information from the European Parliament, Germany’s federal prosecutor’s … Read more
Sora Shimazaki / Pexels It’s an age-old question among Apple fans: Does your Mac need antivirus software? Traditionally, the popular answer has been no — Macs have strong built-in protections, the argument goes, and antivirus apps can potentially slow down your computer. In the end, the trade-off didn’t seem to be worth it. But is … Read more
Riley Young/Digital Trends / Digital Trends There’s been a long-held belief that if you own a Mac, you don’t need to use any type of antivirus software to keep your machine free of malware and other destructive code. But it turns out this may actually be more of an old wive’s tale than even the … Read more
