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• How to watch Warriors vs. Rockets Game 2 live online - NBCSports.com
• Iguodala's big issue with how Curry gets officiated - NBCSports.com
• What is Exobot, the frightening new banking app trojan? - The Daily Dot
• Malware Infests Popular Pirate Streaming Hardware - Threatpost

How to watch Warriors vs. Rockets Game 2 live online - NBCSports.com Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:43 PM PDT OAKLAND – The Warriors and Rockets convene Tuesday night at Oracle Arena for the unofficial Harden-Foster Bowl. Officially, it's Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, in which the Warriors have a 1-0 series lead. But the attention placed on basketball is in hot competition with the scrutiny on Rockets superstar James Harden and the officials, particularly crew chief Scott Foster. Foster is the most unpopular good referee in the NBA, has earned a reputation for thin skin and being unyielding. Harden describes him as arrogant, while one member of the Warriors says his issue with Foster is that "you can't even talk to him." Foster is considered a road-team friendly ref, which suggests the Warriors are in trouble. The Rockets, however, have lost six consecutive playoff games in which Foster was the lead official. The game itself matters more to Houston, which is trying to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole. Teams losing the first two games of a seven-game series have come back to win only 7.1 percent (20-262 record) of the time. Pregame coverage on NBC Sports Bay Area Plus begins at 6 p.m. with Warriors Outsiders, followed by Sports Net Central, with postgame coverage immediately after the TNT telecast. PROJECTED LINEUPS Warriors F – Andre Iguodala F – Kevin Durant C – Draymond Green G – Klay Thompson G – Stephen Curry Rockets F – Eric Gordon F – PJ Tucker C – Clint Capela G – James Harden G – Chris Paul INJURY REPORT Warriors: C DeMarcus Cousins (L quadriceps tear) and C Damian Jones (L pectoral surgery) are listed as out. Rockets: G Austin Rivers (illness) is listed as questionable. ROTATION OUTLOOK Warriors: Coach Steve Kerr provided no hints as to his starters in Game 1 before unleashing the Hamptons 5. Kerr said he'd probably go back to that group for Game 2, and given its effectiveness there's no reason he shouldn't. Curry's foul issues, which cropped up against the Clippers, followed him into this series. He committed five in Game 1, forcing Kerr to alter his usual rotation. Will this be the game in which Curry stays out of trouble? Center/forward Kevon Looney continues to be highly effective, particularly regarding his defense when switched onto Harden. After hunting that matchup in Game 1, Harden might be ready to away from it after Looney's presence forced two shots that completely missed the rim. Iguodala played 34 minutes in Game 1, about eight more than ideal. With four days between Games 2 and 3, Kerr might be willing to stay in the same range. [RELATED: KD hopes focus isn't on refs] Rockets: Coach Mike D'Antoni pulled a surprise in Game 1, calling upon seldom-used big man Nene, who responded with 14 solid minutes. That left backup PF Kenneth Faried, whose energy can be contagious, out in the cold. He never left the bench. D'Antoni likely will choose between these two, based whether he wants to stay big or go small. Capela, who fought a virus in the first-round series against Utah, still doesn't look like himself. He totaled four points and six rebounds in 27 minutes in Game 1. His presence as a lob threat was beautifully neutralized by the Warriors in Game 1. Tucker was scoreless (0-4 FG, 0-3 3p) over 39 minutes in Game 1, missing three open looks. If he can't make the Warriors defend his corner 3-ball, D'Antoni may lower his minutes in favor of Danuel House Jr. or Faried. Officials: Scott Foster (crew chief), Ed Malloy, Eric Lewis. Alternate: Rodney Mott.

Iguodala's big issue with how Curry gets officiated - NBCSports.com Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:16 PM PDT OAKLAND – The Warriors and Rockets convene Tuesday night at Oracle Arena for the unofficial Harden-Foster Bowl. Officially, it's Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, in which the Warriors have a 1-0 series lead. But the attention placed on basketball is in hot competition with the scrutiny on Rockets superstar James Harden and the officials, particularly crew chief Scott Foster. Foster is the most unpopular good referee in the NBA, has earned a reputation for thin skin and being unyielding. Harden describes him as arrogant, while one member of the Warriors says his issue with Foster is that "you can't even talk to him." Foster is considered a road-team friendly ref, which suggests the Warriors are in trouble. The Rockets, however, have lost six consecutive playoff games in which Foster was the lead official. The game itself matters more to Houston, which is trying to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole. Teams losing the first two games of a seven-game series have come back to win only 7.1 percent (20-262 record) of the time. Pregame coverage on NBC Sports Bay Area Plus begins at 6 p.m. with Warriors Outsiders, followed by Sports Net Central, with postgame coverage immediately after the TNT telecast. PROJECTED LINEUPS Warriors F – Andre Iguodala F – Kevin Durant C – Draymond Green G – Klay Thompson G – Stephen Curry Rockets F – Eric Gordon F – PJ Tucker C – Clint Capela G – James Harden G – Chris Paul INJURY REPORT Warriors: C DeMarcus Cousins (L quadriceps tear) and C Damian Jones (L pectoral surgery) are listed as out. Rockets: G Austin Rivers (illness) is listed as questionable. ROTATION OUTLOOK Warriors: Coach Steve Kerr provided no hints as to his starters in Game 1 before unleashing the Hamptons 5. Kerr said he'd probably go back to that group for Game 2, and given its effectiveness there's no reason he shouldn't. Curry's foul issues, which cropped up against the Clippers, followed him into this series. He committed five in Game 1, forcing Kerr to alter his usual rotation. Will this be the game in which Curry stays out of trouble? Center/forward Kevon Looney continues to be highly effective, particularly regarding his defense when switched onto Harden. After hunting that matchup in Game 1, Harden might be ready to away from it after Looney's presence forced two shots that completely missed the rim. Iguodala played 34 minutes in Game 1, about eight more than ideal. With four days between Games 2 and 3, Kerr might be willing to stay in the same range. [RELATED: KD hopes focus isn't on refs] Rockets: Coach Mike D'Antoni pulled a surprise in Game 1, calling upon seldom-used big man Nene, who responded with 14 solid minutes. That left backup PF Kenneth Faried, whose energy can be contagious, out in the cold. He never left the bench. D'Antoni likely will choose between these two, based whether he wants to stay big or go small. Capela, who fought a virus in the first-round series against Utah, still doesn't look like himself. He totaled four points and six rebounds in 27 minutes in Game 1. His presence as a lob threat was beautifully neutralized by the Warriors in Game 1. Tucker was scoreless (0-4 FG, 0-3 3p) over 39 minutes in Game 1, missing three open looks. If he can't make the Warriors defend his corner 3-ball, D'Antoni may lower his minutes in favor of Danuel House Jr. or Faried. Officials: Scott Foster (crew chief), Ed Malloy, Eric Lewis. Alternate: Rodney Mott.

What is Exobot, the frightening new banking app trojan? - The Daily Dot Posted: 29 Apr 2019 11:30 PM PDT Here's something creepy that might happen to you: You turn on your phone and fire up your banking app. While you think you're entering your login information safely, an invisible, malicious app steals your username and password and sends them to a cybercriminal who will use it to steal money from your account. Known as banking trojan, this kind of malware has become a growing threat as mobile banking and payments have risen in popularity. Researchers at cybersecurity firm WatchGuard Technologies have made a thorough analysis of Exobot, a nasty Android malware, and their findings prove just how advanced the threat of banking trojans has become. What is Exobot? Exobot is a sophisticated botnet package for Android devices. Botnets are malware that give their authors remote access to infected devices. Botnets take orders from a command and control server and are usually used in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. In the case of Exobot, however, the malware's main functionality is to steal sensitive information from banking apps and financial services. Once Exobot infects a device, it uses "overlay attacks" to steal banking information. In an overlay attack, the attacker places an invisible window on top of the user interface of the targeted app and intercepts whatever the user types or taps. So, when the user is typing their username and password in the login page, they are in reality typing in Exobot's invisible layer. The malware then sends the information to the attacker's server. The reason they call it a "trojan" is that, like the famous Greek myth Trojan Horse, the malware is hidden inside an application that looks legitimate. For instance, it might be a banking app in an unofficial Android app repository. Exobot dates to 2016. Back then, the author provided it as a rented service. In 2018, Exobot's source code leaked publicly. This means anyone with the technical know-how can download the source code, modify it, and spin their own version of the malware. "What makes Exobot's source code significant, even to this day, is that it provides an established fundamental structure for newer malware to build off of," says Emil Hozan, security threat analyst at WatchGuard. "Instead of starting from scratch, malware authors can use this code to build upon. We've seen this happen countless times with other malware source code leaks like Zeus and, more recently, Mirai." (Mirai is the botnet malware that shut down the internet across large swaths of the U.S. in 2016.) READ MORE: Exobot: malware-as-a-service business The general perception is that banking trojans and other malware are run by hackers with sophisticated programming and technical skills. But Exobot lowers the barrier for non-technical criminals to get involved in the banking trojan business. The WatchGuard analysis shows that the malware has been designed to provide a control panel and user interfaces that "customers" without technical know-how can sign up to use. The Exobot server software, the component that gathers the stolen data from infected devices, supports multi-tenancy. This means that a single installation can support multiple customers and stand as a malware-as-a-service (Maas) business for its owner. Using it will be as easy as running a CMS platform, such as WordPress. "One of the specific elements of Exobot that is very effective is compartmentalizing features for 'customers' while maintaining full backend access for authors," Hozan says. "This allows full control of everything. While limiting customer access to their respective rental time, authors can make adjustments without affecting customer-facing frontends."  Exobot's sophistication also makes it extremely difficult for network analysis tools to detect and block its malicious traffic. "As opposed to having a dedicated server with an IP address that can be blocked in its entirety, the use of hosting providers as possible frontend proxies does indicate more advanced malware behavior," Hozan says. Exobot: a global threat One of the challenges of targeting the electronic payments industry is that the landscape varies across different regions. Exobot has been designed to adapt itself to habits and trends in various countries. The malware is especially targeted at PayPal, which is the most popular online payment system around the world, but also adapts to dozens of regional financial services and banking apps. Exobot's authors have also armed the malware with the capability of disabling major mobile antivirus solutions such as BitDefender and Avira. "In general, the more prominent global apps like PayPal and BitDefender would be a greater threat, followed by region-specific services," Hozan says. "Each region has their own 'U.S. Bank' or relatable financial service, and the same goes for antivirus products. In other words, the greatest threat would be the service with the most subscribers." WatchGuard's researchers have also spotted at least one other rentable botnet on dark web markets, the anonymous underbelly of the internet, that looks very similar to Exobot. This could indicate that other hard-to-catch and dangerous banking trojans are emerging. READ MORE: How to protect yourself against Exobot and other banking trojans Authors of malware like Exobot usually catch their targets by distributing their malware outside official app stores or infecting them through phishing scams. The main way to protect yourself against mobile banking trojans is to only download apps from official market places such as Google Play and Apple App Store. Both Google and Apple have thorough processes to make sure the apps published in their marketplaces do not contain malicious code and suspicious behavior. Sideloaded apps—applications that have been downloaded and installed outside of main app stores—offer no such guarantees. Yet not even the official app stores offer absolute protection, and malicious apps often slip past their defenses. WatchGuard's security experts recommend enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) on sensitive applications. MFA requires users to complete an extra step when logging in to their accounts, such as running a fingerprint scan, entering a one-time password, or connecting a physical key. MFA makes it extremely difficult for hackers to break into online accounts, even if they steal the username and password through a trojan virus. Also worth noting is that Exobot and similar malware need administrative access to perform functions such as disabling antivirus apps and manipulating the user interfaces of targeted apps. "The tell-tale sign of what to look out for are outrageous permission requests for a particular app. Users shouldn't give admin access to just any app, such as a game for example," Hozan says. "While there are apps that rightfully and legitimately require admin access to run, any app that does request this should be scrutinized."

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