The company specialized in informatics security, Symantec, published a report detailing xHelper, a malware that affected almost 45,000 Android devices around the world in a few month. Its main characteristics is its extreme persistence, since it has the capacity to automatically reinstall itself, even after formatting the device.   “This is the second threat directed to Android which it was reported in October and, although its extension is limited to only...

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INCIBE (Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad / National Institute of Cybersecurity) alerted everyone about the viral scam making the rounds on Instant Messaging app WhatsApp: A message with a link to a video in which the user is invited to participate in an exchange of collective money. The scam is presented as a circular economy movement, that claims that by only investing 33Euro, you can earn up...

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The social network TikTok is one of the most popular among young people nowadays. It has a fresh and straight forward approach: watching short video that can edited from the user’s account. This app has over 600 million users worldwide, but everything that shines is gold, it has also become a target for sexual predator and extremist groups.   According to The Walt Street Journal, extremist propaganda...

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The WiFi Alliance is the organization that oversees the implementation of the WiFi standard, and has now certified the new wireless connection standard (IEEE 802.11ax) that will be known as WiFi 6 and which, among other things, promises to improve the speed with which information is transmitted.   Back in October 2018, the WiFi Alliance announced a change in the naming of the WiFi connection. The new...

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Hacking (in this case, cracking) ATMs is not something new, there are various techniques and methods to clone user’s cards to steal their information, or to access the system from the computer.   This is the case of Jackpotting, a technique that recently surfaced back and allows emptying ATMs with the use of a malware. Recent investigations reveal that is becoming a worldwide problem.    This methods cause great commotion back...

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The social network Twitter acknowledged using its users' phone numbers —which were asked for security reasons— with promotional purposes. The company asked its users to provide their phone numbers and e-mail directions to improve their accounts' protection; using the two-steps authentication process. However, this data ended up being used with specific advertising purposes, although Twitter ensures that it was "not intentional".   The security failure offered the advertisers a group of users' phone numbers, but their personal information was not revealed. However, the...

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According to Protecting Corporate Information in the Cloud, a study published by WSJ Studios and Symantec, 8 out of every 10 executives participate in activities that puts their company data in risk. This matches the tendency that Adriana García, Symantec Mexico director’s talked about during her participation in the Cybersecurity and Intelligence Congress, organized by the UDLAP Jenkins School.   According to García, back in 2016, cyber-attacks...

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The heat is on at the Premier League, with the reveal of the first case of espionage between Liverpool and Manchester City. According to The Time, the Reds hacked the Citizens’ database in order to steal the names of players they were scouting. According to the article, this happened back in 2013. City hired several internet security experts to improve their systems, finding, during their study,...

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