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Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy

Krebs on Security

Investigators allege Handschumacher was part of a group of at least nine individuals scattered across multiple states who for the past two years have drained bank accounts via an increasingly common scheme involving mobile phone “SIM swaps.”

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Accountant ordered to pay ex-employer after bossware shows "time theft"

Malwarebytes

The case of Karlee Besse, an accountant in British Colombia, was recently dismissed by the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) in Canada, with a judge ordering her to pay back her former employer, Reach CPA, for "engaging in time theft"—a revelation that wouldn't have been possible if not for software Reach installed on her computer.

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150,000 Verkada security cameras hacked—to make a point

Malwarebytes

Hackers were able to gain access to camera feeds from Verkada, a tech company that specializes in video security and physical access control, to demonstrate how prevalent surveillance is, reports say. It is also a metaphor used to illustrate surveillance technology. "The purpose was to be able to debug issues.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

That surveillance has helped to paint a detailed picture of how business ID thieves operate, as well as the tricks they use to gain credit in a company’s name. For both dormant and existing businesses, the fraudsters attempt to create or modify the target company’s accounts at Dun & Bradstreet.

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Swiss expert Till Kottmann indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft

Security Affairs

Hackers also posted images captured from the hacked surveillance video on Twitter with an #OperationPanopticon hashtag, published images show that they have gained root shell access to the surveillance cameras used by Telsa and Cloudflare. Last Friday, Swiss authorities raided Kottmann’s home and seized electronic devices.

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Here’s what data the FBI can get from WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, Telegram, and more

Malwarebytes

Note: A pen register is an electronic tool that can be used to capture data regarding all telephone numbers that are dialed from a specific phone line. Line is a freeware app for instant communications on electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and personal computers. Provides account (i.e.

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Google Play sign-ins can be abused to track another person’s movements

Malwarebytes

I installed an app on my wife’s Android phone and to do so, I needed to log into my Google account because I paid for the app. The only thing that might have alerted my wife to this unintentional surveillance—but never did—was my initial in a small circle at the top right corner of her phone, when she used the Google Play app.