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It seems the recent breach of Colonial Pipeline and the subsequent shutting down of gas distribution along much of the eastern seaboard of the United States was not an isolated event in the pipeline industry.  70 Gigabytes of LineStar Integrity Services' internal files were compromised by ransomware by the so-called Xing Team and posted onto the Dark Web.  LineStar is a Houston-based company th

Google Play Store malware: Barcode Scanner app with 10+ million installs becomes malware after December 2020 update Photo credit: mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Thursday, February 11, 2021 10:31 AM UTC Smartphone users are usually less suspicious of mobile apps that have millions of installs. Unfortunately, it was recently discovered that a very popular barcode scanning app with more than 10 million downloads eventually became malware. Popular Barcode Scanner app becomes a malware The app in question, simply named Barcode Scanner, wa...

People have been review-bombing the wrong Barcode Scanner app This week, it was uncovered that a Google Play Pass app with over 10 million installs turned into malware and distributed pesky popup advertisements. Google already long removed this app from the Play Store, but due to its generic name — "Barcode Scanner" — the original, legitimate Barcode Scanner app bearing the same name found itself caught in the crossfire and received numerous unwarranted 1-star ratings accusing it of being malware.   Right: The legitimate app. Many people who were infected by the malware and identified t...