BadBazaar: Chinese Spyware Shams Signal, Telegram Apps - Security Boulevard

I’m Shocked. SHOCKED!

#China accused of hiding #spyware in app stores. APT #GREF put #BadBazaar in cloned #Signal & #Telegram.#Google acted (slowly), but #Samsung failed to do anything. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’re all about the déjà vu. At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/UhBg5OCyNV

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 31, 2023

Qakbot Cracked: FBI and Friends Hack the Hackers - Security Boulevard

Or is it just resting? Beautiful plumage.

World’s biggest loader #botnet has ceased to be. Bereft of life—thanks to @TheJusticeDept & Euro partners.#Qakbot has rung down the curtain. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’ve gone to join the choir invisible. At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/mk49dhV4rT #DuckHunt

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 30, 2023

Did Russia Hack Poland’s Trains? MSM Says Yes, but … Well, You Decide - Security Boulevard

Train Phreaking:

#Trains all over #Poland are mysteriously slamming on the brakes. Of course, the MSM is all up in a lather.

Or was it just a modern-day #BlueBox prank? In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we grab some delicious Cap’n Crunch. At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/iaM6voueA2

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 29, 2023

‘Scrum == Cancer’ ¦ Plus: Linux 6.5 Ships - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ #Scrum sucks, sources say; and
2⃣ Here comes the #Linux 6.5 kernel.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/Dx8Mj1xV1C #DevOps

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 28, 2023

Gmail Adds Extra Checks, Thwarting Sneaky Hackers - Security Boulevard

But Please Don’t Use SMS:

If hackers can silently watch your inbox, they can also break into your other accounts.

So Google’s adding #authentication to the #Gmail settings scrotes use. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we finally sort out our #2FA. At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/zFIsjIZ0Ze

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 25, 2023