Malicious

For loyal service to Donald Trump both in the White House and since — as valet, Diet Coke gofer and occasional box mover — Walt Nauta now finds himself joined even closer to his boss: as the former president’s co-defendant. You have to feel sorry for the guy.Nauta presumably could have avoided the six federal criminal counts against him, and the prospect of many years in prison, if he’d just cooperated with federal prosecutors to help build a case against their real target, Trump, for swiping classified documents and…

Prominent cybersecurity and anti-virus firm Kaspersky has discovered a new cyberattack threat that targets iPhone models running older versions of iOS via iMessage application. The malware, found when the company was monitoring its own Wi-Fi network for mobile devices, infects the phone via a received iMessage, which contains a malicious attachment. The threat doesn't require the iPhone user to do anything and utilises iOS vulnerability to install a spyware that takes complete control of device and user data.According to…

It comes as no surprise that over the past few years, both Google and Apple have been making efforts to prevent malicious apps from entering their respective app stores. However, threat actors always find a way as according to a new report from ESET, a malicious Android app called “iRecorder – Screen Recorder” was secretly recording and transmitting users’ audio every 15 minutes. Originally launched as a screen recording app back in September 2021, the app reportedly received a malicious update in August 2022, which…

While generative AI is rapidly advancing, it also raises concerns about its potential to be used maliciously. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models may be susceptible to bias, as they learn patterns and generate output/predictions based on the data they are trained on. If the training data is biased or incomplete, the model's output can also be incorrect/biased. Also, given that AI language models can generate human-like text and can be trained to impersonate the writing style of humans, there are also serious…

Image Source : AP/ REPRESENTATIONAL (FILE). Fake verified Facebook pages luring users into clicking malicious links. Tech news: Hacked verified accounts on Facebook are now impersonating Meta, purchasing ads on the social network and allegedly luring users into clicking suspicious download links. A handful of verified Facebook pages were hacked recently and spotted…

Malicious ChatGPT imposters are a concern according to meta-security experts Its current fashion Malicious ChatGPT imposters are a concern according to Meta security experts It is currently fashionable to deceive people into trying a false version. Meta’s security team is aware of widespread incidents of phony ChatGPT virus, which is used to hijack user accounts and take over company sites. Meta discloses in its latest Q1 security report that malware operators and spammers are following trends and high-engagement themes…

The United States, South Korea and Japan expressed deep concern over North Korea's "malicious" cyber activities to support its weapons programmes, in comments released in a joint statement on Friday.Cryptocurrency funds stolen by North Korean hackers have been a key source for financing the sanctions-stricken country's weapons programmes, officials and experts in the United States and its allies say. A report released by the US Treasury Department on April 6 said actors such as North Korea were using decentralised finance…

Our first heap of malicious mobile apps in 2023 is a doozy. Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) teamed up to share a list of more than 200 apps containing malware on iOS and Android devices. “The public is being asked to look out for malicious apps,” said Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, DES Minister, in a Facebook post on the Ministry’s profile last week. “If they are downloaded, hackers can steal your personal data or take control of your phones.”…

The next major version of Android will take an important step towards protecting users from malware and other security threats, by limiting apps that can be installed.9to5Google spotted changes made to Android’s source code that indicate Android 14 will check whether an app is out of date or not at installation.Android will look at which version of the software the app was made for and, if that version is too old, it will refuse to install it. This will help to ensure software used on phones and tablets is compliant with…

A team of KAUST scientists has designed an integrated circuit logic lock that could represent a leap forward in protecting our electronic devices from cyberattacks. Credit: © 2022 KAUST; Heno HwangElectronic devices of the future may have improved security measures integrated into their circuitry to help defend against malicious attacks. Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have shown how protective “logic locks” based on the cutting-edge field of spintronics could be inserted into…