FjordPhantom, a new Android malware, has been discovered by security researchers. Noticed in Southeast Asia, it uses both app-based tactics and social engineering to target banking customers. The malware is primarily spread through email, SMS, and messaging apps, and works by prompting users to download a fake banking app. Once installed, it employs open source code from GitHub to break the Android sandbox and allow apps to access each other’s files and memory.
Concerns over the security of electronic personal health information intensifies
Ascension Health warned that the personal data of its patients and staff were compromised during a ransomware attack in May that impacted around 5.6 million
