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China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

Krebs on Security

Thus, the missives bypass the mobile phone networks entirely and enjoy near 100 percent delivery rate (at least until Apple and Google suspend the spammy accounts). Phishers using multiple virtualized Android devices to orchestrate and distribute RCS-based scam campaigns. Image: Prodaft.

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Thai police arrested Chinese hackers involved in SMS blaster attacks

Security Affairs

Thai authorities uncovered call center gangs using fake “02” numbers to deceive citizens into scams and fraudulent investments, generating over 700 million calls. Thai cyber police uncovered three companies using SIP Trunk technology to operate fake “02” numbers, generating 730 million scam calls.

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Flaw in Verizon call record requests put millions of Americans at risk

Malwarebytes

Security researcher Evan Connelly discovered an enormous flaw affecting one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world that could allow any single person to view the recent incoming call log for potentially any Verizon phone number. Tap Account, then Manage Plan. Follow the steps to disable Call Filter.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 12 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

While MFA is primarily a security feature, its primary privacy benefit is adding another layer of security to prevent unauthorized access to information contained in particular important or sensitive accounts. Specifically, it was fetching account icons and defaulted to opening password reset pages over HTTP.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 522 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA adds Yii Framework and Commvault Command Center flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Ireland’s DPC fined TikTok 530M for sending EU user data to China Microsoft sets all new accounts passwordless by default Luxury department store Harrods suffered a cyberattack U.S.

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Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier

Krebs on Security

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers discovered that many companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with nothing more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). The Telegram ID for this account is 5408575119. “I’ll wait. .

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US Harbors Prolific Malicious Link Shortening Service

Krebs on Security

The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. The findings come close on the heels of a report that identified.US domains registered daily.US Department of Commerce.

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