26 May 2021, 04:05 am
Microsoft is currently warning Android smartphone users to be more careful when installing unknown apps. However, the tech giant company confirmed that these malicious apps are not published in the official Google Play Store.
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A man uses his smartphone on July 16, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. Only 53.5% of Japanese owned smartphones in March, according to a white paper released by the Ministry of Communications on July 15, 2014. The survey of a thousand participants each from Japan, the U.S., Britain, France, South Korea and Singapore, demonstrated that Japan had the fewest rate of the six; Singapore had the highest at 93.1%.
25 May 2021, 03:05 am
Microsoft Security Intelligence discovered a new STRRAT malware that can infect Windows devices using compromised email accounts.
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A view of the new Microsoft Surface Laptop following a Microsoft launch event, May 2, 2017 in New York City. The Windows 10 S operating system is geared toward the education market and is Microsoft s answer to Google s Chrome OS.
The team of security researchers explained that this new Java-based remote access trojan, or RAT, is popular for its ability to fake ransomware attacks and other advanced data theft capabilities. On the other hand, Microsoft s security researchers previously explained in a series of tweets that this new STRRAT malware can be a pretty massive email campaign. They added that it can spread fake ransomware payloads easily.