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UC Browser ‘Feature’ Lets Hackers Hijack Android Phones Remotely [thehackernews]

Beware! If you are using UC Browser on your smartphones, you should consider uninstalling it immediately. Why? Because the China-made UC Browser contains a “questionable” ability that could be exploited by remote attackers to automatically download and execute code on your Android devices. Developed by Alibaba-owned UCWeb, UC Browser is one of the most popular mobile browsers, specifically in China and India, with a massive...

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ASUS Admits Its Live Update Utility Was Backdoored by APT Group [bleepingcomputer]

Asus confirmed today that its Live Update utility has been indeed infected with malicious code by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group as part of a supply chain attack which managed to compromise some of its servers. “A small number of devices have been implanted with malicious code through a sophisticated attack on our Live Update servers in an attempt to target a very small and specific user...

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Analysis of Ransomware Epidemic In February 2019 [source: 360totalsecurity]

With the spread of Ransomware, Both company and individual have suffered serious threats. 360 Security Brain has comprehensively monitored and defended against the ransomware. The feedback on anti-ransomware services increased slightly, mainly due to the addition of several popular ransomwares in this month. 360 Total Security Ransomware Decryption Tool added GandCrab ransomware (Version 5.0.4 and 5.1), Aurora ransom (suffixed with Aurora, desu, cryptoid), CrazyCrypt ransom...

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NASA’s Poor Cybersecurity is Operational Threat [source: infosecurity-magazine]

Government inspectors have uncovered serious deficiencies in NASA’s information security program which they claim could threaten operations. The findings come from the latest Office of the Inspector General (OIG) review of the space agency for fiscal year 2018, under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). The OIG tested the maturity of NASA’s infosec program via 61 metrics in five security function areas plus a...

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