Official Government COVID-19 Mobile Apps Hide a Raft of Threats
Android apps launched for citizens in Iran, Colombia and Italy offer cyberattackers new attack vectors.
Unkillable xHelper and a Trojan matryoshka
It was the middle of last year that we detected the start of mass attacks by the xHelper Trojan on Android smartphones, but even now the malware remains as active as ever. The main feature of xHelper is entrenchment — once it gets into the phone, it somehow remains there even after the user deletes…
Beyond Zoom: How Safe Are Slack and Other Collaboration Apps?
COVID-19’s effect on work footprints has created an unprecedented challenge for IT and security staff. Many departments are scrambling to enable collaboration apps for all — but without proper security they can be a big risk.
YARA webinar follow up
If you read my previous blogpost, “Hunting APTs with YARA” then you probably know about the webinar we’ve done on March 31, 2020, showcasing some of our experience in developing and using YARA rules for malware hunting. In case you’ve missed the webinar or if you attended and want to re-watch it, you can find…