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NHS contact-tracing app code hints at security and privacy bugs early on

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Ax Sharma 0 Comments apps, coronavirus, healthcare, infosec, mobile, privacy, security

London, UK. NHS recently announced plans to unveil their own coronavirus contact-tracing app, as opposed to joining leagues of Apple and Google, to have

Technology

Facebook’s reluctance to feedback is putting millions of WhatsApp users at risk of malware

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Ax Sharma apps, malware, mobile, opinion, privacy, security, technology

Workarounds aimed at hiding ‘online’ activity on WhatsApp can seriously compromise user security and privacy. But, Facebook doesn’t care. The

Malware

Dissecting DEFENSOR: a stealthy Android banking malware

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Ax Sharma 0 Comments android, apps, hacking, malware, mobile, security, vulnerability

The apps named DEFENSOR ID and Defensor Digital rely mainly on Android’s Accessibility Service to conduct malicious activities, and go undetected. The attacker controlled C&C domains are still up – well at least one of them, and that’s problematic.