This episode covers a vicious new Android malware that encrypts, steals, and spams all at once, plus Microsoft's warning about phishing campaigns that weaponize passkey trust to breach cloud accounts. Adrian also digs into a China-aligned espionage group exploiting a critical flaw in one of the most popular typing tools in the world.
Show Notes
This episode covers a vicious new Android malware that encrypts, steals, and spams all at once, plus Microsoft's warning about phishing campaigns that weaponize passkey trust to breach cloud accounts. Adrian also digs into a China-aligned espionage group exploiting a critical flaw in one of the most popular typing tools in the world.
Stories covered:
- New Android malware encrypts files, steals data, and harasses victims (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-malware-encrypts-files-steals-data-and-harasses-victims/
- Attackers Use Passkey Phishing to Hijack Microsoft Cloud Accounts and Exfiltrate Data (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-use-passkey-phishing-to.html
- Hackers exploit Tencent app flaw to deploy GrayRabbit malware (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-tencent-app-flaw-to-deploy-grayrabbit-malware/
- You Don’t Have to Run Hard to Gain Benefits. New Study Says 10 Minutes of Very Easy Miles Offers Health Advantages. (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/health-injuries/a73656712/slow-running-brain-benefits/
- Loyalty points fraud is funding hacker holidays (Lock and Code S07E18) - malwarebytes.com (malwarebytes.com) - https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxQZ24tYm53b2p3OG5IQ0hPTmVXMl92aTVsR2hEcDU3WF9oS0hkRXRQclc4QmZyRVEwU1dMa1J5RHpfMVoyNG5FX1plYkJTclJxWWp6N0pxdmEyMmVYQXF5STRoc1lXTTk0WGZpb1R3VXdraWRyWG8yTmhxdmhubnQyc2dVU3NwVmtsQ0tTVWdtYjc0b3QxRjk5WmFYbGRaTTNYLXNMY0QwNkxtLUhGRktKNzhKNVBCNmlWUGc?oc=5
- Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR (EFF) - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/cops-play-hide-and-seek-about-using-spy-tech-avoid-scrutiny-and-bad-pr
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