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Tim Hortons Privacy Investigation, Social Engineering Kill-Chain, Hospitals Sending Facebook Your Data

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The Tim Hortons mobile app created a “a mass invasion of Canadians’ privacy” by conducting continuous location tracking without user consent even when the app was closed, what is a social engineering kill-chain and how can this help understand and prevent attacks, and new research shows 33 out of the top 100 hospitals in America […].

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Phishing attacks target mobile users via progressive web applications (PWA)

Security Affairs

Cybercriminals use progressive web applications (PWA) to impersonate banking apps and steal credentials from mobile users. ESET researchers detailed a phishing campaign against mobile users that uses Progressive Web Applications (PWAs).

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T-Mobile confirms Lapsus$ had access its systems

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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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T-Mobile customers were hit with SIM swapping attacks

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The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after it became aware that some of its customers were allegedly victims of SIM swap attacks.

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New Android banking trojan Octo2 targets European banks

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“However, as we said previously, we can expect threat actors behind Octo2 to not limit their activity and continue targeting users of mobile banking all over the world.” “The emergence of this Octo2 variant represents a significant evolution in mobile malware, particularly in the context of banking security.

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DuckDuckGo Browser Allows Microsoft Trackers, Stolen Verizon Employee Database, Attacking Powered Off iPhones

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The DuckDuckGo mobile browser allows Microsoft trackers due to an agreement in their syndicated search content contract, a database of contact details for hundreds of Verizon employees was compromised after an employee was social engineered to give the attacker remote access to their corporate computer, and details about new research that shows that (..)

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Russia-linked espionage group UNC5812 targets Ukraine’s military with malware

Security Affairs

The group UNC5812 also coordinated influence campaigns to spread narratives and solicit content aimed at weakening the support for Ukraine’s mobilization and military recruitment efforts. The experts noticed that Civil Defense website employs social engineering tactics to trick users into installing APK outside the App Store.

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