IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

CNA

… of Android devices have lost at least S$99800 (US$74400) of Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings in June this year to malware-related scams.

Yahoo

The way the malware is distributed makes this campaign even more unique. The apps cannot be found on app stores and were never uploaded to Google …

SC Magazine

BleepingComputer reports that WhatsApp backup files are being exfiltrated by the updated Android GravityRAT spyware distributed in a malware …

The Straits Times

Apps or APK files from the Internet or a third party could contain phishing malware. APKs are installation files for Android apps that can be …

Reader’s Digest

This newly discovered malware leverages a vulnerability within an attachment sent through iMessage. When an unsuspecting iPhone user receives such a …

SC Magazine

Modifications to backend IP infrastructure have been recently conducted by Vidar malware operators to further conceal malicious activity, …

HackRead

According to researchers, these fake accounts on GitHub and Twitter are spreading malware that infects both Windows- and Linux-based systems.

BW Businessworld

A report underlined two active malware clusters namely, a Meterpreter Trojan disguised as a 'SuperGPT' app and a 'ChatGPT' app that sends …

Digital Information World

Wolf Security, the threat analysis team working at HP, recently revealed the presence of this malware stating that it has been going around since at …

News18

Researchers have observed a surge of malware written for the Android platform that is attempting to impersonate the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT.