WhatsApp users are receiving scam messages from trusted sources, offering free Netflix access for a year if they pass on a link to 10 of their contacts.
WhatsApp added another layer of protection for users in late 2016, quietly introducing a new feature that encrypts messages and contacts when uploading this data to Apple's iCloud servers, according to a Forbes report.
Apparently emanating from Iran, Persirai has been detected by researchers at Trend Micro linking more than 1,000 internet protocol (IP) camera models into a vast Internet of Things (IoT) botnet.
A flaw in Google Android's security mechanisms reportedly exposes users to ransomware, banking malware and adware attacks, but Google is apparently addressing the issue in its upcoming version of the OS, Android O.
A Trend Micro researcher may have stumbled across a new alliance in place between petty criminals and their more sophisticated cyber cousins that could prove mutually beneficial.
Fast Five
Selected by the SC Media Editorial team every Tuesday.
Sign up now for the top five issues cybersecurity pros need to know this week.
