The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2023

Your go-to mobile apps aren’t nearly has hackproof as you might like to believe. Related: Fallout of T-Mobile hack Hackers of modest skill routinely bypass legacy security measures, even two-factor authentication, with techniques such as overlay attacks. And hard data shows instances of such breaches on the rise.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2021

Hard drive giant Western Digital is urging users of its MyBook Live brand of network storage drives to disconnect them from the Internet, warning that malicious hackers are remotely wiping the drives using a critical flaw that can be triggered by anyone who knows the Internet address of an affected device.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This paper describes the flaws in the Voatz Internet voting app: " The Ballot is Busted Before the Blockchain: A Security Analysis of Voatz, the First Internet Voting Application Used in U.S. to allow select voters to cast their ballot on a mobile phone via a proprietary app called "Voatz." Federal Elections.". News articles.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 16, 2023

Related: The role of legacy security tools Yet the heaviest volume of routine, daily cyber attacks continue to target a very familiar vector: web and mobile apps. A10 has a birds eye view of the flow of maliciousness directed at web and mobile apps — via deployments of its Thunder Application Delivery Controller (ADC.)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

Security vulnerabilities in modern communication protocol GTP used by mobile network operators can be exploited by attackers to target 4G/5G users. “The GTP protocol contains a number of vulnerabilities threatening both mobile operators and their clients. Every network tested was vulnerable to DoS, impersonation, and fraud.”

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 11, 2020

The Wall Street Journal has an article about a company called Anomaly Six LLC that has an SDK that's used by "more than 500 mobile applications." mobile phone movement data only to nongovernmental, private-sector clients. [.]. Just one of the many Internet companies spying on our every move for profit.

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Appknox

MAY 19, 2022

With the rise of internet penetration and increased mobile usage, the significance of mobile applications has increased multifold. Everything is covered through mobile applications, from mundane day-to-day activities to high-end financial transactions.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. But that story omitted an important historical detail about Pushwoosh: In 2013, one of its developers admitted to authoring the Pincer Trojan , malware designed to surreptitiously intercept and forward text messages from Android mobile devices. “Pushwoosh Inc.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2023

As digital transformation accelerates, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become integral to software development – especially when it comes to adding cool new functionalities to our go-to mobile apps. Approov recently did a deep dive study of 650 financial services mobile apps of financial institutions across Europe and the US.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Ukrainian telecommunications company provides communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies, including 4G (LTE) in Ukraine. The Kyivstar mobile network serves about 26 million mobile customers and more than 1 million broadband fixed internet customers in the country.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Many modern vehicles let owners use the Internet or a mobile device to control the car’s locks, track location and performance data, and start the engine. “A master reset cleans phone data and removes previous Ford Pass and My Ford Mobile connections,” the company said in a statement released to KrebsOnSecurity.

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Amid protests against the killing of Mahsa Amini, authorities have cut off mobile internet, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The death toll continues to rise.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Argishti Khudaverdyan, a former retailer of T-Mobile company, received a 10-year jail imprisonment sentence at the end of last as he was found guilty of hacking into the servers of the telecom provider and gaining access to phone unlocking and unblocking of cellphones.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2023

billion in internet fraud last year, CISOs are increasingly concerned about mobile threats targeting employees and the impact to their organization. In recent survey […] The post CISOs Increasingly Concerned About Mobile Threats first appeared on SlashNext. The rise of smishing, spam text messages and text scams.

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Google Security

APRIL 15, 2021

Posted by Brooke Davis and Eugene Liderman, Android Security and Privacy Team With all of the challenges from this past year, users have become increasingly dependent on their mobile devices to create fitness routines, stay connected with loved ones, work remotely, and order things like groceries with ease.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We all known that a few weeks ago, American Telecom Giant T-Mobile experienced a cyber attack in which data related to over 54.6m The post Serious probe on T-Mobile Cyber Attack 2021 appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2021

For building trust among users, companies manufacturing web connected devices should get the approval of Internet of Secure Things Alliance (iOXT) that approves the product only when it passes all the eight security principles planned by it before. And in coming days Gmail and Youtube will join the list.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Over 2 million mobile applications wiped from Chinese app stores; CAC publishes new rules to target mobile Internet applications information services. The Chinese government took down over 2 million applications from Chinese app stores in just two years (2018-2020)!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 1, 2022

After analyzing many situations like the Uvalde Texas Shooting attack that killed 19 people including 17 children and 2 adults(teachers) T Mobile has come up with a new data priority strategy applicable to all first responders across the United States. And reallocation of resources in areas where the mobile service of T-Mobile is unavailable.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. According to the attackers, this was a configuration issue on an access point T-Mobile used for testing. The configuration issue made this access point publicly available on the Internet.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2022

Ukrtelecom, a major mobile service and internet provider in Ukraine, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure. On March 29, 2022, a massive cyber attack caused a major internet disruption across Ukraine on national provider Ukrtelecom. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Since the dawn of the Internet, the digital world has continued to evolve, offering users unlimited access to information, entertainment and ways of connecting with people around the globe. Despite these benefits, going online can expose users to multiple risks to their safety and privacy. How to ensure safe digital encounters.

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SecureBlitz

APRIL 13, 2023

As the number of people who use the internet and mobile devices grows, so will the number of people who use mobile applications. Businesses, meanwhile, have traditionally relied on […] The post 11 Thrifty Reasons Why Mobile Automation Testing Is Needed-GB appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

VoLTE: Voice over LTE is a high-speed wireless communication standard for mobile phones. The post How Unlimited Internet Data Has Changed The Face Of Cybercrime? It has up to three. appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 14, 2021

While some security experts might seem over-zealous shouting about the dangers, the vast majority of warnings about mobile security threats are indeed justified. Stalkerware is another big issue on mobile platforms. Mobile threats are in no way a myth. Stay protected with Bitdefender Mobile Security.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The post Cloudflare shows flair with new products for mobile and IoT security appeared first on TechRepublic. Cloudflare celebrates its 12th anniversary with the launch of a Zero Trust SIM, an IoT security platform and a Botnet Threat Feed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Once the instance is exposed to the internet – without being secured by authentication – it’s accessible to anyone. IMEI is a unique number assigned to each mobile device and is used to identify a device on a mobile network. If that happens, it can cause disruptions to the mobile service of the device.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

7 Tips to Follow for Safer Internet Day IdentityIQ The 20 th annual Safer Internet Day is taking place on Feb. Safer Internet Day is a campaign that aims to educate the public on internet safety and encourage everyone to take part in creating a safer internet. Why is Safer Internet Day Important?

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. The mobile malware Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Agent.aq The year in figures. Trends of the year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 4, 2022

As the drop in vulnerabilities is going in parallel with a shift in programming language, security analysts from the internet juggernaut are proactively corelating it to the language shift. The post Google transits to Memory Safety Languages for added Mobile Security appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2022

It is a known fact that Tesla Chief’s Starlink Internet Satellites are offering consistent internet connectivity to Ukrainians who are facing a lot of troubles because of the Russian-waged illogical war. The post Elon Musk warns that Starlink Internet Satellites can be bombed appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. ” AN ‘IDENTITY CRISIS’?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Online shopping, mobile banking, even accessing your e-mails — all these can expose you to cyber threats. Everything connected to the internet is vulnerable to cyber attacks. Other Tips for Internet Safety in a Nutshell. They have been on the rise ever since the pandemic began, making the virtual world increasingly scary.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Most Small and Medium Scale Businesses(SMBs) are finding it difficult to manage a fleet of mobile devices, especially when half of their workforce is remotely working. This is where Google is offering Android based Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) tools to break the complexity faced by SMBs regards to security management.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2023

The University of Michigan experienced an internet outage on August 27th that affected students, faculty, and staff across all three campuses just as the fall semester was kicking off. Students and faculty were also unable to connect to the internet on their personal devices. The outage began at approximately 1:40 p.m.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One hundred twenty-seven apps varied in what the apps were allowed to access on users’ mobile phones, 49 of which had additional permissions deemed “dangerous” by Google. We present the first large-scale measurement study of geodifferences in the mobile app ecosystem.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 6, 2022

Learn about the on-device and network security options available to you in order to supercharge your internet security when browsing the web and using apps on iOS. The post How to secure your internet activity on iOS devices appeared first on TechRepublic.

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