A joint research investigation has shed light on a recently discovered malware campaign that aims to infect U.S. and Middle Eastern targets with four distinct families of Windows and Android-based downloaders and information stealers.
A proof of concept test has shown that some smart TVs can be hacked using just common radio signals that can give a hacker control over the television's camera and mic to view who is viewing.
A newly discovered variant of the Android ransomware PornDroid eludes all antivirus programs by waiting four hours before executing its malicious activity as well as by employing heavy amounts of obfuscation.
A newer and more potent version of Mirai malware was used last month to pummel an unnamed U.S. college with a 54-hour long distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
A team of three Israeli security researchers released a proof-of-concept earlier this month demonstrating the possibility of remote attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in scanners to deliver malware.
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