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Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2023
Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devices

Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The Government of Canada announced a ban on the use of the WeChat and Kaspersky applications on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The ban will be effective starting from October 30, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2017
WeChat is set to become China’s official electronic ID system

China’s largest social media network, WeChat, is set to become an official electronic ID system in the country, an ID pilot program was launched in Guangzhou’s Nansha District. WeChat  (‘Weixin’ in China) is China’s largest social media network, according to Tencent Holdings, the platform had 980 million monthly active users as of late September. A […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2014
Fake Android WeChat app used to spread banking trojan in China

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new banking trojan, dubbed Banker.AndroidOS.Basti.a, hidden in a fake WeChat application. Cyber criminals are abusing of the brand WeChat, the popular mobile application designed by Chinese company Tencent, to arrange a malware campaign which hit Chinese users. Experts at Kaspersky Lab have discovered that cybercriminals are using an […]