Tag: phone
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Serbian police used Cellebrite zero-day hack to unlock Android phones
Serbian authorities have reportedly used an Android zero-day exploit chain developed by Cellebrite to unlock the device of a student activist in the country and attempt to install spyware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/serbian-police-used-cellebrite-zero-day-hack-to-unlock-android-phones/
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Quarter of Brits Report Deepfake Phone Scams
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in SecurityNewsNew Hiya data finds 26% of UK consumers encountered a deepfake scam call in Q4 2024 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/quarter-brits-report-deepfake-calls/
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How to create an effective incident response plan
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Tags: access, advisory, attack, backup, breach, business, ceo, ciso, communications, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, governance, guide, incident, incident response, insurance, law, lessons-learned, malicious, monitoring, network, office, phone, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, updateEstablish a comprehensive post-incident communications strategy: Another key element that can make or break an incident response strategy is communications. Without clear communications among the major stakeholders of the business, a company might experience much longer downtimes or the loss of vital processes for extended periods.”How are you going to go about communicating? With whom?…
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Flaw found in stalkerware apps, exposing millions of people. Here’s how to find out if your phone is being spied upon
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in SecurityNewsA serious security vulnerability has been found in popular stalkerware apps, exposing the sensitive personal information and communications of millions of people. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/flaw-stalkerware-apps-exposing-people-heres-how-to-find-out-phone-spied
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Russian cyberespionage groups target Signal users with fake group invites
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in SecurityNewsQR codes provide a means of phishing Signal users: These features now work by scanning QR codes that contain the cryptographic information needed to exchange keys between different devices in a group or to authorize a new device to an account. The QR codes are actually representations of special links that the Signal application knows…
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US Army soldier pleads guilty to ATT and Verizon hacks
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in SecurityNewsCameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to hacking AT&T and Verizon and stealing a massive trove of phone records from the companies, according to court records filed on Wednesday. Wagenius, who was a U.S. Army soldier, pleaded guilty to two counts of “unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information” on an online forum and via an…
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Pegasus spyware infections found on several private sector phones
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in SecurityNewsMobile security company iVerify says that it discovered about a dozen new infections of the powerful Pegasus spyware on phones mostly used by people in private industry. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pegasus-spyware-infections-iverify
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U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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in SecurityNewsU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The two vulnerabilities are: Researchers recently warned that threat actors…
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Zacks Investment Data Breach Exposes 12 Million Emails and Phone Numbers
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Tags: breach, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, identity, password, phone, service, theftA cybersecurity incident at Zacks Investment Research has exposed sensitive data belonging to 12 million users, marking the second major breach for the financial services firm since 2022. The compromised information includes email addresses, phone numbers, names, IP addresses, physical addresses, and weakly protected password hashes, raising concerns about identity theft and credential-stuffing attacks. Breach…
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Android 16 Takes Action Against Scammers with In-Call Security Features
Google is working to enhance the security of its mobile operating system, focusing on preventing scammers from exploiting certain phone features during calls. One key feature of Android 16 aims to block actions like sideloading apps or enabling accessibility access during an active phone call, both of which are commonly used by scammers to gain…
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Angriffe auf Sicherheitslücken in iOS, iPadOS, Mitel SIP-Phones und PAN-OS
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in SecurityNewsIT-Forscher haben Angriffe auf Sicherheitslücken in iPadOS, Mitel SIP-Phones und PAN-OS beobachtet. Updates dichten die Sicherheitslecks ab. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Angreifer-attackieren-Sicherheitsluecken-in-iOS-Mitel-SIP-Phones-und-PAN-OS-10284172.html
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Android’s New Security Feature Prevents Sensitive Setting Changes During Calls
Phone scams are becoming more sophisticated with advancements in AI-driven speech tools, making it easier for scammers to manipulate victims. To combat these growing threats, Google has introduced a groundbreaking security feature in Android 16 that prevents users from making certain sensitive settings changes during phone calls, as per a report by Android Authority. This could serve…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 511 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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in SecurityNewsA new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog…
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U.S. CISA adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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in SecurityNewsU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The two vulnerabilities are: This week Apple released…
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Android’s New Feature Blocks Fraudsters from Sideloading Apps During Calls
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in SecurityNewsGoogle is working on a new security feature for Android that blocks device owners from changing sensitive settings when a phone call is in progress.Specifically, the in-call anti-scammer protections include preventing users from turning on settings to install apps from unknown sources and granting accessibility access. The development was first reported by Android Authority.Users who…
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OmniGPT AI Chatbot Alleged Breach: Hacker Leaks User Data, 34M Messages
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in SecurityNewsHacker claims to have breached OmniGPT, leaking over 30,000 user email address, phone numbers, and 34 million lines of chat messages. Data includes API keys, credentials, and file links. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/omnigpt-ai-chatbot-breach-hacker-leak-user-data-messages/
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The Rise of Typhoon Cyber Groups
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Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification
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in SecurityNewsGoogle has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content.”Android provides many on-device protections that safeguard users against threats like malware, messaging spam and abuse protections, and phone scam protections, while preserving user privacy and keeping users in control of their data,” a…
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Apple issues emergency patches to contain an ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ on targeted individuals
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in SecurityNewsSecurity researcher uncovers the exploit: The vulnerability was discovered by Bill Marczak, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, a digital rights research group at the University of Toronto’s Munk School.Marczak took to social media to urge users to update their devices immediately, stating: “Update your iPhones”¦ again! iOS 18.3.1 out today with a fix for…
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Apple fixes iPhone and iPad bug used in an ‘extremely sophisticated attack’
Unknown attackers may have exploited a zero-day bug to access data on locked phones, according to Apple. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/10/apple-fixes-iphone-and-ipad-bug-used-in-an-extremely-sophisticated-attack/
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Apple fixes iPhone and iPad bug used in an >>extremely sophisticated attack<<
Unknown attackers may have exploited a zero-day bug to access data on locked phones, according to Apple. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/10/apple-fixes-iphone-and-ipad-bug-used-in-an-extremely-sophisticated-attack/
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Phones, email, classes disrupted in University of The Bahamas ransomware attack
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in SecurityNewsThe University of the Bahamas, which serves thousands of students and is one of the Caribbean nation’s biggest employers, said several systems went offline after a ransomware attack. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bahamas-university-ransomware-attack
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AIs and Robots Should Sound Robotic
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in SecurityNewsMost people know that robots no longer sound like tinny trash cans. They sound like Siri, Alexa, and Gemini. They sound like the voices in labyrinthine customer support phone trees. And even those robot voices are being made obsolete by new AI-generated voices that can mimic every vocal nuance and tic of human speech, down…
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Met Police spied on BBC journalists’ phone data for PSNI, MPs told
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in SecurityNewsThe Metropolitan Police monitored the phones of 16 BBC journalists on behalf of police in Northern Ireland’s, a cross-party group of MPs heard today First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366618778/Met-Police-spied-on-BBC-journalists-phone-data-for-PSNI-MPs-told
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Italian founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’
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in SecurityNewsLuca Casarini is most prominent person to come forward since WhatsApp said that 90 people, across two dozen countries, had probably been hackedThe Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity in abuses suffered by migrants in Libya, has revealed WhatsApp informed him his mobile…
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Activists critical of Italian PM may have had their phones targeted by Paragon spyware, says WhatsApp
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in SecurityNewsMessaging app announces that 90 people, residing in two dozen countries, may have had their devices hacked The Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity in abuses suffered by migrants in Libya, has revealed WhatsApp informed him his mobile phone was targeted by military-grade…
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Police swoop on Sky ECC cryptophone distributors in Spain and Holland
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Tags: phoneDutch and Spanish police have arrested four people accused of making millions of Euros by distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones to criminal organisations First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366618716/Police-swoop-on-Sky-ECC-cryptophone-distributors-in-Spain-and-Holland
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The CISO’s role in advancing innovation in cybersecurity
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Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, best-practice, business, ceo, ciso, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, network, phone, risk, startup, strategy, technology, threat, toolCybersecurity leaders have an advantage when it comes to innovation given their front seat facing new and old threats. That is why many CISOs are playing an active role in shaping emerging solutions, which also gives them a clear understanding of where current solutions fall short.”CISOs can play a part in supporting innovation by shaping…