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On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1266, War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Trapani, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet, capturing all its ships. In 1961, Zoran Janjetov, Serbian singer and illustrator was born. In 1969, IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. In 1976, Savvas Poursaitidis, Greek-Cypriot footballer and scout was born. In 1980, Becky Cloonan, American author and illustrator was born. In 1983, José Manuel Rojas, Chilean footballer was born. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 1992, Luiza Galiulina, Uzbekistani gymnast was born. In 2014, Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (born 1931) passed away. In 2021, John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (born 1945) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
A new Android trojan called Rokarolla targets 217 banking apps and can steal your PIN, SMS codes, and crypto wallet funds
Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear
Security researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs have documented a new Android banking trojan that targets 217 banking and cryptocurrency applications and carries 137 remote commands, giving an operator near-total control of an infected phone. The malware, which Zimperium calls Rokarolla after its command-and-control infrastructure, can steal lock-screen PINs, read and send SMS messages, rewrite the clipboard [] This story continues at The Next Web
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