Tag: Malware
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That Telegram Android App You Downloaded May Be a Fake Hiding Malicious Spyware
Thousands of Android devices have been infected with malicious spyware fronting as a popular chat app, Telegram. The clone apps were downloaded over 60,000 times, according to Bleeping Computer. The apps look nearly identical to the official Telegram but harvests messages, contact lists, files, phone numbers, names, and other personal data from a user’s device.…
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The FBI Just Took Down a Massive Malware That Infected 700,000 Computers
The Federal Bureau of Investigations and its European partners took down a global malware network that’s been using a malicious software agent to commit numerous cybercrimes for the last 15 years, according to a release from the Department of Justice. The operation also saw the seizure of over $8.6 million in illicit cryptocurrency profits, and…
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Your Chrome Browser May Be Infected if You Visit Free Streaming Sites
Do you skirt the line between streaming subscriber and piracy? If so, beware – your Chrome browser may be infected. HP Wolf Security issued a warning to anyone who uses Chrome to search for free films and series that a new threat is lurking within these freebies. Scammers have unleashed a fake extension called Shampoo…
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Malware is Infecting Fire TV Devices
Do you sideload apps on your Fire TV? Well, it may be installing a malware that is using your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick to min for cryptocurrency. The new ADB.Miner software spreads by downloading and sideloading 3rd party apps for the Fire TV. So far there have been no reports of getting the…