The infection begins when a victim visits a fake Android app store called “DigitalApps,” and downloads apps such as Telegram, Threema, and weMessage, suggesting that the group’s motivation behind impersonating messaging apps is to “justify the various permissions requested by the malware.”…
Google Takes Symantec to the Woodshed for Mis-Issuing 30k HTTPS Certificates…
In a severe rebuke of one of the biggest suppliers of HTTPS credentials, Google Chrome developers announced plans to drastically restrict transport layer security certificates sold by Symantec-owned issuers following the discovery they have issued more than 30,000 certificates. Effective immediately, Chrome plans to stop recognizing the extended validation status of all certificates…