Sentences with phrase «infecting user devices»

A bombshell investigation by the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab reveals startling evidence that sophisticated malware developed by a Canadian software firm was disseminated through a prominent Egyptian telecom company, infecting user devices with cryptocurrency mining scripts.

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She did not say what steps iPhone and iPad users could take to determine whether their devices were infected, but in a broader statement released by the company, Apple said it took security «very seriously» and that iOS was «designed to be reliable and secure from the moment you turn on your device.»

The Gooligan attack, which infects Android devices when users download dodgy apps, was discovered by security firm Check Point.

Internal attacks can include the introduction of infected devices or storage facilities (like USB flash drives) into networks, and malicious or accidental actions by users.

While that may seem like a lofty, dangerously high number of infected devices, Google also went on to claim that only a user's IMEI number was ever beamed away to parties unknown.

A few weeks back we wrote about a flaw in Ledger hardware wallets which makes it possible to infect the devices with malware designed to trick users into unknowingly sending their cryptocurrency to hackers.

Android malware and web pages that harness users» devices to mine cryptocurrency are not entirely new, but the newly discovered HiddenMiner revealed by TrendMicro is especially dangerous in that it will max out infected devices» resources for mining Monero, potentially causing overheating and failure.

The website directly laid out that it was using the infected device to mine cryptocurrency and would only stop when the user entered a valid CAPTCHA code.

A Chromebook can also make sense for users that just need to get on the web with a secure device that can't be infected with malware.

bleepingcomputer.com - Trend Micro security experts have warned users today about a new type of Android malware that infects devices and untetheredly mines Monero in the phone's background until the battery is exhausted or the device gives out.

We believe that security issues reported today are false, and that Fitbit devices can't be used to infect users with malware.

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky Labs recently found that hackers had been exploiting a flaw in messaging app Telegram to infect user's devices with a cryptocurrency mining malware.

Fitbit trackers can not be used to infect user's devices with malware.