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Android phone makers' encryption keys stolen and used in malware

Android phone makers’ encryption keys stolen and used in malware

As Google develops its open source Android mobile operating system, the “original equipment manufacturers” who make Android smartphones, such as Samsung, play an important role in adapting and securing the operating system for their devices. But a new discovery that Google made public on Thursday reveals that a number of digital certificates used by vendors …

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New Windows malware scans victims’ mobile phones for data to steal

New Windows malware scans victims’ cellphones for data to steal

Security researchers have discovered a previously unknown backdoor they call Dophin that has been used by North Korean hackers in highly targeted operations for over a year to steal files and send them to Google Drive storage. According to research from cybersecurity firm ESET, the threat group APT 37 (aka Reaper, Red Eyes, Erebus, ScarCruft) …

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