On February 22nd, The Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”) reported that 11 iOS and Android apps were purportedly sharing sensitive data with Facebook in apparent violation of Facebook’s own policies.The WSJ further reported that tests showed that the Facebook collects data from numerous apps within seconds of data entry by the user. This appears to be […]
Facebook has updated the location controls for Android devices to give users an additional option, offering similar options to those available on iOs devices. Prior to this update, if you shared Facebook location information on an Android device, your location information would be shared even when not using the app. Android users will now have […]
Android malware, dubbed Triout has re-emerged posing as the trusted online privacy application, Psiphon, to trick users into downloading it. The legitimate “com.psiphon3” package is available in Google’s app store, Google Play and is advertised as a privacy tool that enables access to the open internet. The application has over 50 million installs and over […]
There are reports of a widespread business email compromise (BEC) phishing campaign across multiple industries which involves impersonation of a senior executive and targets other senior executives within an organization. The spoofed email states that a planned board meeting needs to be rescheduled and requests participation in a Doodle poll to identify a new date […]
A new ransomware variant dubbed Cry Tekk uses a phishing tactic in it’s ransom note, which allows users to bypass bitcoin payment and pay the ransom of $40 via a “Buy Now” option. The “Buy Now” option appears in a PayPal window and when users click it they are taken to purported PayPal dialog, which […]