The Universe Browser makes some big promises to its potential users. Its online advertisements claim it’s the “fastest browser,” that people using it will “avoid privacy leaks” and that the software will help “keep you away from danger.” However, everything likely isn’t as it seems.
The browser, which is linked to Chinese online gambling websites and is thought to have been downloaded millions of times, actually routes all internet traffic through servers in China and “covertly installs several programs that run silently in the background,” according to new findings from network security company Infoblox. The researchers say the “hidden” elements include features similar to malware—including “key logging, surreptitious connections,” and changing a device’s network connections.
Nordkorea stjäl försvarsteknik från Europa för att stärka sitt drönarprogram
Den nordkoreanska hackergruppen Lazarus har återigen slagit till, denna gång mot drönartillverkare i Europa. Syftet är att stjäla tekniska hemligheter och produktionskunskap som kan användas för att stärka Nordkoreas eget försvarsprogram. Enligt säkerhetsföretaget ESET har minst tre företag i Centraleuropa…