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The two malware families have sophisticated capabilities to exfiltrate SMS messages, WhatsApp messaging content and geolocation. Researchers have uncovered two novel Android surveillanceware families being used by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group to target military, nuclear and election entities in Pakistan and Kashmir. The two malware families, which researchers call “Hornbill” and “SunBird,” have sophisticated capabilities to exfiltrate SMS messages, encrypted messaging app content and geolocation, as well as other types of sensitive information. Researchers first saw Hornb...

The attackers ported victims' cell phone lines and then defeated 2FA to access accounts and apps.

Intel is warning on security bugs across its graphics drivers, server boards, compute modules and modems. Intel has issued fixes for five high-severity vulnerabilities in its graphics drivers. Attackers can exploit these flaws to launch an array of malicious attacks – such as escalating their privileges, stealing sensitive data or launching denial-of-service attacks. The graphics driver is software that controls how graphic components work with the rest of the computer. Intel develops graphics drivers for Windows OS to communicate with specific Intel graphics devices, for instance. The mos...

Sponsored by: minute read Share this article: The Code42 2021 Data Exposure Report highlights the need to adopt a new approach to data security and invest in modern Insider Risk technology. We all knew the overnight shift to remote work and cloud-based productivity and collaboration would dramatically change the Insider Risk landscape. But now, with nearly a year of data to look at, the Code42 2021 Data Exposure Report (DER) shows that the impact is pretty staggering: Employees are 85% more likely to leak sensitive files today than they were a year ago, before the ...

Researchers at Google and Stanford analyzed a 1.2 billion malicious emails to find out what makes users likely to get attacked. 2FA wasn't a big factor.