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This Week in Security News: IIoT Threats and Malware Apps

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about security threats directed at smart manufacturing environments. Also, learn why malware installed from the Android app store increased by 100% last year. Read on: Security… Continue reading This Week in Security News: IIoT Threats and Malware Apps

Phishing Attack Uses Browser Extension Tool SingleFile to Obfuscate Malicious Log-in Pages

by Samuel P Wang (Fraud Researcher) The effectiveness of phishing makes it a permanent staple of a cybercrime. The concept behind phishing itself is simple — lure an unsuspecting victim to download a file or click a link by posing as something legitimate — but the strategies used by cybercriminals have become increasingly sophisticated. While… Continue reading Phishing Attack Uses Browser Extension Tool SingleFile to Obfuscate Malicious Log-in Pages

Malware in Smart Factories: Top Security Threats to Manufacturing Environments

by Matsukawa Bakuei, Ryan Flores, Vladimir Kropotov, and Fyodor Yarochkin (Threat Researchers) The introduction of the use of cyber-physical systems (CPSs) in manufacturing — the revolution known as Industry 4.0 and typically embodied in so-called smart factories — is just one of the manifestations of how the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is improving processes,… Continue reading Malware in Smart Factories: Top Security Threats to Manufacturing Environments

New Version of XLoader That Disguises as Android Apps and an iOS Profile Holds New Links to FakeSpy

By Hara Hiroaki, Lilang Wu, and Lorin Wu In previous attacks, XLoader posed as Facebook, Chrome and other legitimate applications to trick users into downloading its malicious app. Trend Micro researchers found a new variant that uses a different way to lure users. This new XLoader variant poses as a security app for Android devices,… Continue reading New Version of XLoader That Disguises as Android Apps and an iOS Profile Holds New Links to FakeSpy