Cicada, a hacking group allegedly backed by the Chinese government, is using VLC Media Player to deploy a malicious malware loader as part of a long-running cyberattack campaign, security experts have discovered. USING VLC MEDIA PLAYER According to findings by researchers, Cicada’s current campaign began in the middle of last year and was still going strong in February 2022 and …
Instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram are known for their end-to-end encryption. But now a new report suggests that these instant messaging apps aren't as safe as you might think they are as the hackers can manipulate the media files after you receive them on your smartphones. According to research conducted by a cyber-security firm, Symantec, a security flaw …