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NEW TECH: DataLocker introduces encrypted flash drive — with key pad

The Last Watchdog

One sliver of the $90 billion, or so, companies are expected to spend this year on cybersecurity products and services is an estimated $85 million they will shell out for encrypted flash drives. We discussed why encrypted flash drives have become established as a must-have portable business tool in the digital age. Park: Exactly.

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Bouncing Golf cyberespionage campaign targets Android users in Middle East

Security Affairs

According to security researchers at Trend Micro, a cyberespionage campaign is targeting Android users in Middle Eastern countries. Security researchers at Trend Micro have spotted a cyberespionage campaign, dubbed ‘Bouncing Golf, that is targeting Android users in Middle Eastern countries. ” Trend Micro concludes.

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US and UK agencies warn of Russia-linked APT28 exploiting Cisco router flaws

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. SNMP v2 doesn’t support encryption and so all data, including community strings, is sent unencrypted.” through 12.4

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Chinese Tropic Trooper APT spreads a hacking tool laced with a backdoor

Security Affairs

The Tropic Trooper APT has been active at least since 2012, it was first spotted by security experts at Trend Micro in 2015, when the threat actors targeted government ministries and heavy industries in Taiwan and the military in the Philippines. The collected information is formatted and sent to the C&C server.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 253

Security Affairs

FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 report: 500+ new Malware strains in 2019. Kr00k Wi-Fi Encryption flaw affects more than a billion devices. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates. ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment. Lampion malware v2 February 2020.

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Malicious app exploiting CVE-2019-2215 zero-day available in Google Play since March

Security Affairs

Security experts at Trend Micro discovered that at least three malicious apps were available in the official Google Play store since March 2019, The researchers pointed out that the apps are working together to compromise devices and collect user information, and one of them uses the CVE-2019-2215 exploits.

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Qbot uses a new email collector module in the latest campaign

Security Affairs

Researchers from Check Point are warning of a new trend observed in QBot Trojan campaign targeting Microsoft Outlook users, QBot Trojan operators are using new tactics to hijack legitimate email conversations and steal personal and financial data from the victims. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint.

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