During the pandemic threat, several new cybersecurity scams emerged. The Microsoft Threat Protection Intelligence Team has noticed that cybercriminals are trying to get as much information as possible from various organizations in this challenging time to be able to attack and want to make profits in the future.
Although WhatsApp is fully encrypted using advanced encryption algorithms, this does not mean that it is insensitive or that your data is inviolable.
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/04/20/hey-there-using-whatsapp-your-account-hackable/
In recent weeks, criminals have taken a liking to all sorts of scams, which are scams involving someone’s trust and subsequent use, especially to extort money. The customer incident is more complex, many e-commerce sites have been database scammed, and scammers threaten to disclose them.
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/05/26/hackers-steal-customer-data-demand-ransom-retailers/
Chinese security company Qihoo 360 Netlab is fighting against malware that infects hundreds of thousands of systems.
https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/chinese-botnet-malware.html
The vulnerability found by Norwegian companies has enabled hackers to attack mobile devices using virtually any Android application. Cybercriminals aim at users’ banking applications and spy on their activities. Unfortunately, the new critical vulnerability revealed a few days ago is even more sophisticated.
https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/stranhogg-android-vulnerability.html
It would be best to remember your passwords, but in the case of complex passwords, it is almost impossible. It’s essential to use a password manager that acts as a safe. Passwords are collected in an encrypted form. It is is a specific obstacle to other ones. The main password to safe the other ones should be complicated and remembered by you. Do not write down your password anywhere. Forgetting a password can be fatal; first of all, you lose access to the safe with passwords and block all access.
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/05/07/5-common-password-mistakes-you-should-avoid/
Be aware of the disclosed data by hackers on dark internet forums; they can be a trap to use and launch phishing attacks, theft of thugs, hijacking accounts, and data fraud attacks.
https://www.cisomag.com/hackers-post-sensitive-data-of-wishbone-users-on-darknet/
ESET researchers have tested a unique and dangerous Android application through which you can perform many wicked actions. The “DEFENSOR ID” banking Trojan can delete a bank account, take over e-mail or social media.
In many Bluetooth devices, gaps have been identified, including fitness bracelets or smart home devices. The errors found can be used to cause a failure or to give the attacker the right to read and write data. Singapore researchers have informed device manufacturers so many of them have prepared or are preparing patches. The main challenge will be to make sure that people who should manually update their software do so. The comforting situation is that an attack on these holes cannot be made via the Internet. The attacker must be near the attacked device. However, the biggest problem is medical devices. Attacks can be made on pacemakers, glucose monitors, and drug delivery devices. Meanwhile, the holes allow them to fail, force restart, and block them or take control over them. The latter method of attack poses the greatest
ZLoader banking malware is developing. It turns out that 25 versions are on the loose. Malicious campaigns attack users in the USA, Canada, Germany, Poland, and Australia.