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‘eXotic Visit’ Spyware Campaign Target Android Users in India and Pakistan

Ooda Loop

‘EXotic Visit’, an Android malware campaign has been targeting users located in South Asia from the Google Play Store. The cybersecurity firm Slovak has been tracking the campaign since November 2021 using the moniker Virtual Invaders. No known threat actor group is linked to the campaign.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2021

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Facebook has said that it is now focusing on building the virtual reality Metaverse, which will be the successor to the web. Virtual Reality. Facebook is committing to the OpenXR standard for its Virtual Reality products. To succeed, VR will have to get beyond ultra geeky goggles. AI and Data.

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9 Types of Phishing and Ransomware Attacks—And How to Identify Them

Ivanti

According to the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, phishing held the top spot as the data breach tactic used most often, jumping from 25% of all data breaches in 2020 to 36% in 2021. Ransomware, on the other hand, was responsible for most data breaches caused by malware. the top three?spots. Worse yet, these?types

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Software supply chain: What it is and how to keep it secure

CircleCI

In May 2021, for example, the Biden administration issued an executive order requiring software vendors working with the federal government to provide an SBOM for their projects. At least four prominent attacks — SolarWinds, Codecov, Kaseya, and Log4j — occurred in 2021 alone.

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Radar Trends to Watch: August 2022

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

A system is installed; the default password is changed; the person who changed the password leaves; the password is lost; the company installs password recovery software, which is often malware-infested, to recover the password. Minecraft has decided that they will not “support or allow” the integration of NFTs into their virtual worlds.

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Zero-Day: Vulnerabilities, Exploits, Attacks and How to Manage Them

Kaseya

Since Google’s Project Zero was founded in July 2014, it has compiled data on “in the wild” zero-day exploits, with 2021 being the biggest year on record. Various tools are included in these kits, such as plug-ins and a management console, that make it easier to launch a cyberattack or spread malware.