Virus Bulletin 2019: VoIP Espionage Campaign Hits U.S. Utilities Supplier

LONDON — A recent attack aimed at a U.S.-based oil, gas and chemical supplier leverages the company’s use of the enterprise-class Asterisk open-source PBX software, used for VoIP services. According to research from Check Point, presented here at Virus Bulletin 2019 on Friday, the attack was firs...

Flappy Bird app clones send text messages to Premium Number

Flappy Bird, developed by a 29-year old, Dong Nguyen, was one of the top free gaming apps of the last month, but now officially unavailable for users. After achieving income of $50,000 per day in advertising revenue, Dong Nguyen pulled out Flappy Bird gaming app from all the web app stores and no...

Mouabad Android Malware calling to Premium numbers; Generating revenue for its Master

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Man Pleads Guilty in a Scam Charging Unwitting Customers for Premium Phone Calls

UPDATED: A New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty in Federal Court to charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and failure to file income taxes stemming from a scam forcing telephone modems to call premium service numbers without their owner’s consent. Thirty seven year-old Asu Pala of Hudson...