Sun.Jul 09, 2023

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Two spyware sending data of more than 1.5M users to China were found in Google Play Store

Security Affairs

Two apps on the Google Play Store with more than 1.5 million downloads have been discovered spying on users and sending data to China. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Pradeo discovered two malicious apps on Google Play hinding spyware and spying on up to 1.5 million users. Both applications are file management apps from the same developer and have been discovered sending data to multiple servers in China.

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How to Use Log Management to Retrace Your Digital Footsteps

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Log management tools help IT and security teams monitor and improve a system's performance by identifying bugs, cybersecurity breaches, and other issues that can create outages or compliance problems.

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France’s government is giving the police more surveillance power

Security Affairs

The French government is going to grant law enforcement the power to spy on suspects through smartphones and other devices. French legislators are going to approve a justice reform bill that also gives more power to law enforcement, allowing them to spy on suspects through their smartphones and other electronic devices. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, law enforcement will be allowed to use spyware for their investigation, the software can remotely spy on the suspects using the microp