‘Omicron Strain’ Now a Topic Hackers are Using to Send Malicious Files to US Universities

‘Omicron Strain’ Now a Topic Hackers are Using to Send Malicious Files to US Universities

Urian B., Tech Times 08 December 2021, 01:12 am (Photo : Image from Mark König on Unsplash) ‘Omicron Strain’ Now a Topic Hackers are Using to Send Malicious Files to US Universities Hackers are now attacking students at Vanderbilt University, the University of Central Missouri and even other schools through disguising emails containing malicious files as Omnicron related messages.  New Phishing Attacks Take Advantage of Omicron Strain Researchers along with the cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have…

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New malware seizes on COVID-19 to target Android users

New malware seizes on COVID-19 to target Android users

A new form of malware that experts are referring to as “TangleBot” is relying on interest in COVID-19 to trick Android users in the U.S and Canada into clicking on a link that will infect their cell phones, according to analysts at the mobile and email security company Cloudmark.  Cloudmark says the “clever and complicated” malware sends Android users a text message claiming to have the latest COVID-19 guidance in their area or informs them…

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