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Security Analysis Leads to Discovery of Vulnerabilities in 18 Electron Applications

17

Aug

2022

Electron is a free and open source framework for developing cross-platform desktop applications. It has been used to build some very popular applications, including Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, and Slack. The research project targeting Electron apps has been dubbed ElectroVolt and the findings were presented last week at the Black Hat conference. Read More

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Research Uncovers 3,200+ Mobile Apps Leaking Twitter API Keys

02

Aug

2022

New research from security firm CloudSEK shows that more than 3,200 mobile applications were leaking Twitter API (Application Program Interface) keys, which can be used to gain access and take over user accounts. The research highlights how these API keys could be used to create an army of Twitter bots and potentially wage some kind […]

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Fraudulent cryptocurrency investment apps are duping investors

19

Jul

2022

Together with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI has released a warning about cybercriminals creating fraudulent cryptocurrency investment apps in order to defraud cryptocurrency investors. The threat actors convince investors to download fraudulent mobile apps with the promise of huge opportunities and even larger gains. […]

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