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  • The Register: Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/infected_apps_google_apple_stores/ Source: The Register Title: Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims Feedly Summary: OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries Kaspersky eggheads say they’ve spotted the first app containing hidden optical character recognition spyware in Apple’s App Store. Cunningly, the software nasty…

  • Hacker News: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store

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    Source URL: https://securelist.com/sparkcat-stealer-in-app-store-and-google-play/115385/ Source: Hacker News Title: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity threat involving a malware campaign known as “SparkCat,” which targets Android and iOS devices by embedding malicious SDKs in popular apps to steal sensitive information,…

  • Slashdot: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/05/1826259/first-ocr-spyware-breaches-both-apple-and-google-app-stores-to-steal-crypto-wallet-phrases?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Researchers from Kaspersky have identified new malware named “SparkCat” that exploits optical character recognition (OCR) technology to extract cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from users’ photo galleries…

  • Slashdot: Italy Blocks DeepSeek Over Data Privacy Concerns

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/30/2249212/italy-blocks-deepseek-over-data-privacy-concerns Source: Slashdot Title: Italy Blocks DeepSeek Over Data Privacy Concerns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Italy’s data protection authority has taken decisive action against the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek due to concerns over the lack of transparency regarding user data collection and storage practices. The agency’s intervention highlights the…

  • Data and computer security | The Guardian: DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use

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    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use Feedly Summary: Italian and Irish regulators want answers on how data harvested by chatbot could be used by Chinese governmentThe Chinese AI platform DeepSeek has become unavailable for download from…

  • Wired: Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-pimping-industry-deepfakes-instagram/ Source: Wired Title: Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry Feedly Summary: AI-generated influencers based on stolen images of real-life adult content creators are flooding social media. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the emerging issue of AI-generated influencers on Instagram that are appropriating the likenesses of real creators, leading…

  • Technologies | Sovereign Tech Agency: Reproducible Builds

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    Source URL: https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/reproducible-builds Source: Technologies | Sovereign Tech Agency Title: Reproducible Builds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Reproducible Builds project plays a crucial role in enhancing the security of open source software supply chains by addressing vulnerabilities that arise from third-party dependencies. It aims to establish reproducible builds as a standard…

  • Cloud Blog: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russian-espionage-influence-ukrainian-military-recruits-anti-mobilization-narratives/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives Feedly Summary: In September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group (consisting of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant) discovered UNC5812, a suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation, delivering Windows and Android…

  • Slashdot: iOS and Android Security Scare: Two Apps Found Supporting ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/06/0122217/ios-and-android-security-scare-two-apps-found-supporting-pig-butchering-scheme?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: iOS and Android Security Scare: Two Apps Found Supporting ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report from Group-IB highlights a sophisticated fraudulent trading scheme targeting users through fake apps on official app stores. The fraudsters utilized social engineering, manipulating victims into believing in…