A new malware family called LeifAccess or Shopper is taking advantage of the accessibility features in Android to create accounts, download apps, and post reviews.

LeifAccess, “is a broad campaign [and] is using alternate methods to achieve installation but thereafter trying to achieve legitimacy to the user with fake warnings,”

Source: TechRepublic

How do you protect yourself?

Proper security measures must be in place to defend against LeifAccess malware and similar threats. Having proper up-to-date endpoint security provides a cross-generational blend of threat defense techniques to protect systems from malware.

Android has released its monthly security bulletin addressing details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. The vulnerability in this section could enable a local malicious application to bypass operating system protections that isolate application data from other applications.

Source: Android

How do you protect yourself?

Update Android to the latest version.

Driven by the temptation of big ransom payments, a new ransomware called PwndLocker has started targeting the networks of businesses and local governments with ransom demands over $650,000.

This new ransomware began operating in late 2019 and has since encrypted a stream of victims ranging from local cities to organizations.

Source: BleepingComputer

How do you protect yourself?

Proper security measures must be in place to defend against PwndLocker Ransomware and similar threats. Having proper up-to-date endpoint security provides a cross-generational blend of threat defense techniques to protect systems from malware.