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If you have an internet router that is not up to date or obsolete, you may want to be careful—as a new report claims that Chinese hackers are targeting them to install backdoor malware to compromise networks. News 

Chinese Hackers Exploiting Internet Routers and Installing Malware to Compromise Networks: Report

Adriana Marais, , , ,

If you have an internet router that is out of date or out of date, you should be careful, as a new report claims that Chinese hackers are targeting them to install backdoor malware to compromise networks. As reported by Check Point Research, a hacker group called Camaro Dragon is planting malware on TP-Link routers, including a backdoor called “Horse Shell.” This backdoor agent can give hackers full control over the infected device. it remains undetected and continues to access compromised networks. The attacks are said to be targeting European…

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The amount of data collected is determined by the permissions granted to the infected app during installation as well as the Android version. News 

Android malware infects 60+ Google Play apps with 100 million downloads

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A new Android malware called “Goldoson” has infiltrated Google Play and has been found in 60 legitimate apps with a total of 100 million downloads. The malicious malware component is integrated into a third-party library that developers accidentally included in all sixty apps, reports BleepingComputer. The Android malware discovered by McAfee’s research team is capable of collecting a variety of sensitive information, such as information about a user’s installed apps, WiFi and Bluetooth devices, and GPS locations. According to the report, it can also commit ad fraud by clicking ads…

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The threat actors also add fake comments to give legitimacy to the video. News 

Up to a 300% spike in YouTube videos with malware links

Febin Mathew, ,

Cybersecurity researchers said Monday that they’ve seen a massive 200-300 percent spike in YouTube videos containing links to malware that can steal sensitive financial data from computers. YouTube is a popular platform with more than 2.5 billion active monthly users, making it an easy target for threat actors, said AI cybersecurity firm CloudSEK. These malware, called Infostealers, spread through malicious downloads, fake websites and YouTube tutorials, infiltrate systems and steal data that is uploaded to the attacker’s command and control server. “In a worrying trend, these threat actors are now…

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Cybercriminals target the healthcare system (Pixabay) News 

Microsoft Says StateSponsored Hackers Target 7 Major Covid19 Vaccine Manufacturers

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Microsoft has detected cyberattacks from at least three nation-state players that target seven major companies involved in vaccine research and treatment of Covid-19. Targets include pharmaceutical companies from Canada, France, India, South Korea and the United States. The cyber attacks came from Strontium, a player based in Russia, and two players in North Korea that Microsoft calls Zinc and Cerium. According to Microsoft, Strontium uses password spray and brute force login attempts in an attempt to steal login information. Cyber attacks involve accessing user accounts using millions or thousands of…

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