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Hacked by Police

Schneier on Security

French police hacked EncroChat secure phones, which are widely used by criminals: Encrochat's phones are essentially modified Android devices, with some models using the "BQ Aquaris X2," an Android handset released in 2018 by a Spanish electronics company, according to the leaked documents. Lots of details about the hack in the article.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 493 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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Palo Alto Networks fixes a critical flaw in firewall PAN-OS

Security Affairs

Palo Alto Networks addressed a critical flaw in the PAN-OS of its next-generation firewalls that could allow attackers to bypass authentication. OS ) that powers its next-generation firewalls that could allow unauthenticated network-based attackers to bypass authentication. SecurityAffairs – hacking, PAN-OS).

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 498 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack APT Actors Embed Malware within macOS Flutter Applications The Botnet is Back: SSC STRIKE Team Uncovers a Renewed Cyber Threat Iranian “Dream Job” Campaign 11.24

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Malware Hidden in Call of Duty Cheating Software

Schneier on Security

News article : Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” “Guides for cheats will typically ask users to disable or uninstall antivirus software and host firewalls, disable kernel code signing, etc.”

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 501 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too Dozens of Countries Hit in Chinese Telecom Hacking Campaign, Top U.S. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! warn of PRC-linked cyber espionage targeting telecom networks U.S.

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The Biggest Cybersecurity Risk We're Ignoring—And No, It's Not AI

SecureWorld News

Getting back to the article, let's first break down the findings, the implications, and why it's time for a revolution in how we think about security. Because no firewall, no AI-powered SOC, no quantum-proof encryption will save you if your employees keep clicking phishing emails, because let's face it. So what do we do? The solution?