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Sometimes it take a small bug in one thing to find something massive elsewhere. During an investigation recent, security firm Forcepoint Labs said it found a new kind of malware that was found taking instructions from a hacker sending commands over the encrypted messaging app Telegram . The researchers described their newly discovered malware, dubbed […] Source: Decrypted Telegram bot chatter revealed as new Windows malware

Federal prosecutors unveiled charges against seven individuals they say were part of an international scheme to hack the U.S. government’s corporate filing database. Source: Hackers broke into an SEC database and made millions from inside information, says DOJ

Mysterious group hijacks DNS records to reshape and hijack a company’s internal traffic to steal login credentials. Source: Iranian hackers suspected in worldwide DNS hijacking campaign | ZDNet

Malware was also available inside an official Alcatel app available through the Google Play Store. Source: Malware found preinstalled on some Alcatel smartphones | ZDNet

When you link your checking account to an app like Venmo, startup company Plaid is likely facilitating the connection. Now, Plaid is growing. Source: Connecting your bank account to an app is now a $3-billion business