Daily Threat Brief

n the new today:

It’s a bad week for processors. The "Intel Chip problem" is not just an Intel problem but an entire chipmaker design problem that affects virtually all processors on the market. Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. Android malware authors are getting past phone factor authentication with SMS interceptions and Androids Security Director moves to Nest.

Android Trojan Targets 200+ Global Financial Apps

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/android-trojan-targets-200-global/

Google Apps Script vulnerability could have opened the door for malware

http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-apps-script-vulnerability-could-have-opened-the-door-for-malware/

DNS Performance Comparison: Google, Quad9, OpenDNS, Norton, CleanBrowsing, and Yandex

https://hackernoon.com/dns-performance-comparison-google-quad9-opendns-norton-cleanbrowsing-and-yandex-d62d24e38f98

Hundreds of GPS Location Tracking Services Leaving User Data Open to Hackers

https://thehackernews.com/2018/01/gps-location-tracking.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+-+Security+Blog%29&_m=3n.009a.1654.sv0ao0cpa4.1012

Android’s Security Director moves to Nest, replaced by Dave Kleidermacher

http://en.brinkwire.com/67060/androids-security-director-moves-to-nest-replaced-by-dave-kleidermacher/

Guardzilla Named Home Security Camera Company of the Year by IoT Breakthrough

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/01/04/1283569/0/en/Guardzilla-Named-Home-Security-Camera-Company-of-the-Year-by-IoT-Breakthrough.html