Apple and Samsung fined millions for “planned obsolescence” of old smartphones

Haythem Elmir

Italian Competition Authority AGCM fined Apple and Samsung a 5 million Euros and 10 million Euros for “planned obsolescence” of their mobile devices. After a long investigation conducted by the Italian Competition Authority AGCM, the agency has fined Apple and Samsung a 5 million Euros ($5.8 Million) and 10 million Euros ($11.5 Million) for “planned obsolescence” of […]

Crooks continue to abuse exposed Docker APIs for Cryptojacking

Haythem Elmir

Cybercriminals continue to abuse unprotected Docker APIs to create new containers used for cryptojacking, Trend Micro warns. Crooks continue to abuse unprotected Docker APIs to create new containers used for cryptojacking. Earlier this year Sysdig and Aqua Security researchers started observing cyber attacks targeting Kubernets and Docker instances aimed at mining Monero cryptocurrency. A […]

Malware Distributors Adopt DKIM to Bypass Mail Filters

Haythem Elmir

In July 2018, US-CERT raised an alert regarding the Emotet banking trojan, which is also being used to distribute a secondary malware known as “Trickbot”. This alert provided recommendations on how businesses can mitigate their exposure to the Trojan. Unfortunately, it looks like criminals are also reading the US-CERT’s warnings as […]