As reported by TechCrunch, an app made by ClevGuard called KidsGuard stalks spouses, employees, and children. ClevGuard advertises the app for this purpose as while highlighting the apps stealth capabilities. Lots of these types of apps, called “stalkerware,” exist but this one’s crummier than the rest. The app copies data off of the target’s phone and takes … [Read more...]
Emotet Evolves to Gain the Wi-Fi Attribute
A recent addition to the Emotet botnet, found by Binary Defense, enables this malware to spread through Wi-Fi networks. This differs from previous versions of Emotet where it only targeted local wired networks. The Emotet botnet started off as a banking trojan in 2014. Early on, it spread by email and would resend itself to its victims’ contact lists. Later, … [Read more...]
Pass or Fail? Aruba’s WIPS Gets Tested by Independent Lab
As the second largest access point (AP) supplier by market share, Aruba Networks, a HPE company, has worked hard to provide worldwide businesses with enterprise-grade Wi-Fi connectivity. You’ll see the company’s APs in many schools, retail locations and airports, among other places. Want a fun scavenger hunt idea? Look up at the ceiling next time you’re in a building and try … [Read more...]
New Year, New NSA
And we’re back! This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the news we missed during our holiday break, from the latest in mobile phone malware to the NSA maybe, just maybe turning over a new leaf with vulnerability disclosure. … [Read more...]
DTrack Damage
Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This week, we cover three major news stories from the past week including the NordVPN breach, Facebook suing a zero-day development firm, and the latest attack from North Korea’s Lazarus Group. … [Read more...]
