Cybersecurity for Messaging Services & App Developers

WhatsApp exposes users to malicious shortened links

June 30, 2016

WhatsApp exposes users to malicious shortened links

Overlay malware has emerged as one of the more pernicious threats on mobile devices, particularly Android phones, and researchers have now discovered a new SMS phishing campaign that uses overlay malware to steal credentials for mobile banking apps and messaging apps. The attackers behind the campaign are using a wide range o...

Why browsers are not the weakest link in mobile security

August 20, 2015

Why browsers are not the weakest link in mobile security

InformationAge just published a post entitled "Preventing security threats – why are we not there yet?". They refer to Wandera’s recent analysis of mobile security, data usage, trends and traffic patterns across its network of enterprise mobile devices. It identified three areas to look at to proactively protect a mobile es...

A nasty malware masking as a 7-Eleven voucher is spreading via WhatsApp in Singapore

July 1, 2015

A nasty malware masking as a 7-Eleven voucher is spreading via WhatsApp in Singapore

Another phishing attack on WhatsApp users. A nasty malware has been spreading among WhatsApp users in Singapore over the past few days. It masks itself as a bitly link to a 7-Eleven voucher, and when you click on the link, it sends you to a spoofed page which appears to be harmless. In actual fact, your device has already be...

Silicon Valley Bank Warns Clients About a Fraudulent Email and Payment/Wire Scam

June 29, 2015

Silicon Valley Bank Warns Clients About a Fraudulent Email and Payment/Wire Scam

Here's a good example of a malicious attack that banking customers receive on a regular basis. I received this one because MetaCert is a Silicon Valley Bank customer and apparently customers like us are being targeted with this scam. Most people worry about clicking the wrong links and submitting their passwords to the wro...

Why Organizations Should Not Have A BYOD Policy

May 20, 2015

Why Organizations Should Not Have A BYOD Policy

People who use mobile devices for/at work, should be provided with locked-down devices with only the apps that are absolutely necessary for them to do their work (on that device). But even then, they are potentially exposing your corporate data to cyber attacks. If employees are expected to bring their own device to work, wh...

Video: A Phishing Attack Inside a Productivity App

May 12, 2015

Video: A Phishing Attack Inside a Productivity App

Opening web links received by email can be problematic. They’re mostly safe, but sometimes they’re not. Sometimes emails take you to malicious websites, waiting to steal your login or credit card information. Sometimes the intention is to infect your computer or corporate network with malware, spyware or ransomware. If y...

Mobile threats on the rise, Q1 2015 report shows. But it doesn’t recognize the underlying threat of apps with a WebView

May 8, 2015

Mobile threats on the rise, Q1 2015 report shows. But it doesn’t recognize the underlying threat of apps with a WebView

According to a recent Kaspersky report covered by SC Magazine about mobile security, there was 3.3 times as many new malicious mobile programs in Q1 2015 than it did in the final quarter of last year. I've taken from the article, the most important assertions made by Patrick Nielsen, senior security researcher at Kaspersky...

How mobile apps and mobile browsers expose you to KNOWN malicious websites

April 30, 2015

How mobile apps and mobile browsers expose you to KNOWN malicious websites

This is a short video to demonstrate how mainstream desktop browsers such as Chrome, Safari and Firefox protect you from known malicious URLs. Whenever your browser renders a web page, it first checks to see if it has been classified as 'malicious'. However, these same browsers on mobile, offer absolutely no safety. Given...

Phishing email targets Tesco Bank customers

April 27, 2015

Phishing email targets Tesco Bank customers

A new phishing email bearing the subject 'Tesco Bank Changes to Interest rate' is currently targeting Tesco Bank's customers. The email tells its recipients that they can have a look at the most recent interest-rates and modifications from the Bank by simply opening an attachment, reported hoax-slayer.com. I picked up on the pos...

Symantec Report: 1 in 5 Android Apps Is Malware

April 24, 2015

Symantec Report: 1 in 5 Android Apps Is Malware

Image is taken from (Thinkstock) According to Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report 17% of all Android apps (nearly one million total) were actually malware in disguise.” In 2013, Symantec uncovered roughly 700,000 virus-laden apps. Well, not malware per say. They refer to these apps as "grayware" or “mad...