Michael Boansi Donkor

FireScam Android Malware: A New Threat Disguised as Telegram

Introduction Mobile malware remains one of the greatest threats in the world of technology today with many unscrupulous apps bobbing up from time to time. A prime example is the recent FireScam Android app which impersonates the popular messaging platform Telegram. The fraudulent software has been developed to steal sensitive user data and it’s dangerous …

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$44 Million Stolen from Crypto Platform in Singapore: A Growing Concern for Cryptocurrency Security

The fast-evolving world of cryptocurrencies continues to be plagued by security concerns, as demonstrated by the recent theft of $44 million from a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform, BingX. BingX confirmed that on September 20th,2024. They detected abnormal network access, potentially indicating an attack on BingX’s hot wallet. The crypto platform discovered the illicit movements of funds …

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Ransomware Attack on Indonesia’s National Data Center

In June 2024, a ransomware attack broke into the National Data Centre in Indonesia and interrupted major services across the nation. The attackers who appear to be part of a ransomware attack group ‘LockBit’ demanded a ransom of US$ 8 million [1]. The Brain Cypher ransomware was shrouded in several forms and deployed in the …

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