Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Not long ago I wrote about a recent campaign to hold LinkedIn users' accounts to ransom. Since he doesn’t use the LinkedIn app on his mobile he checked his account on his laptop first thing in the morning. A reset of the account’s password worked, but failed to remove the unwanted active session.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

Google introduced Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program), a new bug bounty program for reporting vulnerabilities in its mobile applications. Google announced a new bug bounty program, named Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program), that covers its mobile applications.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In today’s blog, we’re unpacking why MFA is a cornerstone topic in this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and how it can keep your organization safe from potentially devastating cyber attacks. They are cumbersome for users to enter repeatedly, especially on mobile devices and tablets. Those exploits continue to this day.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

Telecommunication giant T-Mobile confirmed the LAPSUS$ extortion group gained access to its networks in March. Telecom company T-Mobile on Friday revealed that LAPSUS$ extortion gang gained access to its networks. ” LAPSUS$ leader White/Lapsus Jobs looking up the Department of Defense in T-Mobile’s internal Atlas system.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Experts warn of a new ongoing WhatsApp OTP scam that could allow attackers to hijack users’ accounts through phone calls. Recently CloudSEK founder Rahul Sasi warned of an ongoing WhatsApp OTP scam that could allow threat actors to hijack users’ accounts through phone calls. To nominate, please visit:?. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

The IT giant also announced it has banned 173k developer accounts and prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions. Google announced that it prevented 1.43 million policy-violating applications from being published on Google Play in 2022. ” states the report published by Google.

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ZoneAlarm

MARCH 13, 2023

A fake ChatGPT extension named “Quick access to ChatGPT” has been found to hijack Facebook business accounts. The extension injects malicious code into the Facebook pages of targeted businesses, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to the accounts and take over their management functions.

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DoublePulsar

JULY 25, 2023

MobileIron aka EPMM, a widely used Mobile Device Management product from Ivanti, has a crucial flaw — it has an API endpoint which requires no authentication whatsoever. In this blog we take a look at MobileIrony, aka CVE-2023–35078. Being able to remotely, for example, create administrative accounts is bad.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 12, 2021

It seems that the Mint Mobile data breach happened when an unauthorized person obtained access to subscribers’ account information and in this way succeeded to port phone numbers to another carrier. The post Mint Mobile Was Hit by a Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The […].

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

[ NASDAQ: SZMK ] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. He acknowledged that the purloined account had the ability to add or modify the advertising creatives that get run on customer ad campaigns.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices. Image: Cloudflare.com. 2, and Aug.

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 1, 2024

This information could later be used to gain access to the victim’s account as data such as a mother’s maiden name is a common security question used to verify a user’s identity. The post Mobile malware analysis for the BBC first appeared on Pen Test Partners.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

The American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is looking into “suspicious activity” linked to some of its customers’ accounts. The post Chick-fil-A Is Investigating Suspicious Activity on Customer Accounts appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 1, 2021

After an undisclosed number of subscribers were reportedly hit by malicious SIM swapping attacks, American telecommunications company T-Mobile has announced a data breach. The post T-Mobile Confirms Data Breach and SIM Swapping Attacks appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 16, 2021

SMS text messages were already the weakest link securing just about anything online, mainly because there are tens of thousands of employees at mobile stores who can be tricked or bribed into swapping control over a mobile phone number to someone else. The “how they did it” was sickeningly simple.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 28, 2021

The mobile banking service Klarna recently suffered a serious security issue that enabled users of its app to see the accounts of other customers as well as their stored information when they logged in.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

Canadian Freedom Mobile mobile network operator exposed the details of many customers, including their payment card data. Security researchers at vpnMentor discovered an unprotected database containing information belonging to Freedom Mobile customers. Freedom Mobile is the fourth largest mobile network operator in Canada.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2023

But O’Connor also pleaded guilty in a separate investigation involving a years-long spree of cyberstalking and cryptocurrency theft enabled by “ SIM swapping ,” a crime wherein fraudsters trick a mobile provider into diverting a customer’s phone calls and text messages to a device they control. I haven’t done anything.”

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 23, 2021

In early 2019, we embarked on a project to improve the Duo Mobile user authentication experience. It was a daunting task, considering we haven’t changed the Duo Mobile application in over seven years. Mobile apps can be invasive and users are rightfully wary of granting new apps permissions on their phone.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2023

Last week, T-Mobile disclosed that the personally identifiable information (PII) of 37 million of its past and present customers had been breached in an API attack. They also shared that the attack had been going on since November but was only caught January 5 by T-Mobile’s security team. Was the API known to T-Mobile?

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

Having policies and procedures to secure social media accounts and minimise the potential for incidents can help. So in this blog, I’ll talk about the risks and steps to mitigate them. The organisation had suffered reputational damage after one of the team followed some accounts that didn’t fit with its values. More than 4.7

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Anton on Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

This is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our seventh Threat Horizons Report ( full version ) that we just released ( the official blog for #1 report , my unofficial blogs for #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 and #6 ).

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Hot for Security

JUNE 30, 2021

Police in the UK are warning WhatsApp users of a surge they have seen in attempts made by fraudsters to steal accounts. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

How to Detect and Respond to Account Misuse IdentityIQ As digital connectivity continues to grow, safeguarding your online accounts from misuse is becoming increasingly crucial. Account misuse can result in alarming repercussions, including privacy breaches, financial losses, and identity theft.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

“Multiple mobile printing apps for Android are vulnerable to improper intent handling ( CWE-668 ).” According to the company, its Mobile Print’s application class allows data transmission from malicious third-party mobile apps, which could allow downloading of malicious payloads.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 19, 2022

More and more frequently, our team at NuData is called upon to support clients in improving the security and user experience (UX) behind their mobile services, most often to complement existing desktop practices. The post 3 Burning Questions About Mobile Security, Answered appeared first on NuData Security.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

.” Many websites now require users to supply both a password and a numeric code/OTP token sent via text message, or one generated by mobile apps like Authy and Google Authenticator. Once a target’s phone number has been entered, the bot does the rest of the work, ultimately granting access to whatever account has been targeted.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. Prosecutors say Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla., Twilio disclosed in Aug. According to an Aug.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 4, 2021

So, how can we ride the digital wave for financial services and shape an innovative mobile experience that customers use in the long term? Our Digital First blog series. The blogs will cover: Ways banks can introduce stronger, yet still seamless, levels of authentication to protect the technology and prevent fraud.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Slickwraps has disclosed a data breach that impacted over 850,000 user accounts, data were accidentally exposed due to security vulnerabilities. Slickwraps is an online store that offers for sale skins mobile devices, laptops, smartphones, tablets, and gaming consoles. ” reported Slashgear. . ” reported Slashgear.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

From there, the attackers simply start requesting password reset links via text message for a variety of accounts tied to the hijacked phone number. From there, the attackers simply start requesting password reset links via text message for a variety of accounts tied to the hijacked phone number.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2023

June 21, 2023 – NowSecure, the recognized experts in mobile security and privacy, announced today that it has completed its latest annual SOC 2 Type 2 security audit – the industry benchmark for independent auditing of security controls for software vendors. Chicago, Ill.,

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2024

Cybercriminals use MFA bombing to break into accounts that are protected by multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, according to this blog by Bran Krebs , these attacks have evolved. Armed with a reset code, the criminals could change the victim’s password and lock them out of their account.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

. “Snatch threat actors have been observed purchasing previously stolen data from other ransomware variants in an attempt to further exploit victims into paying a ransom to avoid having their data released on Snatch’s extortion blog,” the FBI/CISA alert reads. was also used to register an account at the online game stalker[.]so

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Google Security

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Posted by Sam Heft-Luthy, Product Manager, Privacy & Data Protection Office What happens to our digital accounts when we stop using them? It’s a question we should all ask ourselves, because when we are no longer keeping tabs on what’s happening with old accounts, they can become targets for cybercrime.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The best way to stay up-to-date with the recent trends is by reading the top cybersecurity blogs. Here’s our list of the best cybersecurity blogs to read and follow. Securing Tomorrow SecuringTomorrow is a blog by McAfee, one of the biggest security software providers. Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 30, 2018

If your Google account has been inactive for more than 30 days then Google may have deleted it from the server. This means that the account is likely irretrievable and you should read this article. Now, in a perfect world, you will have set up your Google account with an attached mobile phone number or an alternative email address.

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