Report shows enterprise cybercrime internet attacks surge

The cybercrime attacks of large enterprises has grown in recent months driven by the new work conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The threat has increased in many areas including servers that are directly accessible from the internet, domain names, websites, web forms, certificates, third-party applications and components or mobile apps. While some of those …

McAfee: Fake apps tops threats to mobile security in 2019

The widespread usage and integration of mobile devices and applications into all spheres of society has helped establish fake apps among today’s biggest cybersecurity threats. According to the McAfee Mobile Threat Report 2019, nearly 65,000 new fake apps were detected in December of last year alone— over 6 times the amount reported in June 2018. …

Irish data watchdog probes recent WhatsApp security breach

THE Irish data watchdog is probing the WhatsApp attack to determine if European users have been affected by the breach. WhatsApp has rushed to roll out a security fix after concerns were raised hackers could inject surveillance software on to phones via the call function. The app discovered a vulnerability that allowed attackers to install …

Cloudflare launches privacy Android and iOS apps to hide DNS traffic from prying ISPs

Cloudflare launched today official mobile apps for its 1.1.1.1 privacy-first DNS resolver service. Mobile apps for Android and iOS are now available on their respective app stores. The company first launched the 1.1.1.1 service to great fanfare on April 1, earlier this year. The service is a basic DNS server, but one for which Cloudflare …

Latest Android malware can record voice calls for extortion & blackmailing

IT security researchers have discovered an android malware which aims at stealing personal data from Android devices, recording live calls and surrounding noises in order to blackmail the victim – Dubbed RedDrop by Wandera researchers, the malware was discovered in 53 applications on third-party app stores including calculators, image editors, languages teaching and space exploration apps. All …

Authenticated Reality Releases ‘The New Internet’ With Unrestricted Domain Extensions

Company also announces Android availability of The New Internet, the first-ever secure gateway to the Internet  AUSTIN, TX – Authenticated Reality (www.TheNewInternet.com), creator of The New Internet®, a secure gateway to the internet where all users are authenticated and identified, today announced the launch of its domain registry as well as open beta availability of …

132 Android apps infected due to Old Windows malware

More than 130 Android apps on the Google Play store have been found to contain malicious coding, possibly because the developers were using infected computers, according to security researchers. Google has already deleted the apps from its Play store. The developers behind the apps probably aren’t to blame for including the malicious code, Palo Alto …

Trends: Cyber-attacks Spiked by 34% globally in June compared to March and April

Trends: Cyber-attacks Spiked by 34% globally in June compared to March and April At the start of 2020, very few people would have predicted the events that unfolded. The COVID-19 global pandemic caused unprecedented changes to all of our lives, and has reshaped our entire working culture. From the accelerated pace of digital transformation and …