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Hanging Up on Mobile in the Name of Security

Krebs on Security

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. On June 11, 2017, Terpin’s phone went dead. ” AN ‘IDENTITY CRISIS’?

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FBI warns swatting attacks on owners of smart devices

Security Affairs

According to the alert issued by the FBI, the swatters have been hijacking smart devices such as video and audio capable home surveillance devices. Threat actors likely take advantage of customers’ bad habit of re-using email passwords for their smart device. Users should update their passwords on a regular basis.

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Ferocious Kitten: 6 years of covert surveillance in Iran

SecureList

It is interesting to note that an active Keepass (password manager) process gets killed before starting the keylogger. This is likely intended to force the user to restart the program and enter a master password that is then stolen via the keylogger. argument: path to file to upload. – List files and repositories. com/hr.apk.

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A week in security (Sept 20 – Sept 26)

Malwarebytes

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs. Uber scam lures victims with alert from a real Uber number Teaching cybersecurity skills to special needs children with Alana Robinson: Lock and Code S02E18.

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Million of vehicles can be attacked via MiCODUS MV720 GPS Trackers

Security Affairs

“These vulnerabilities could impact access to a vehicle fuel supply, vehicle control, or allow locational surveillance of vehicles in which the device is installed.” CVE-2022-2141 (CVSS score: 9.8) – Improper authentication allows a user to send some SMS commands to the GPS tracker without a password.

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Understanding and Recognizing Tech Abuse

SecureWorld News

A common example of this is surveillance. We normalize the use of surveilling and tracking young people through "parentware" or spyware (software which allows someone to see what someone else is doing on their device) and apps which enable the tracking of someone's location. Earlier, I discussed the normalization of surveillance.

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FBI: Stolen Credentials Fueling Swatting Attacks

SecureWorld News

And the FBI says attacks like these are increasingly linked to stolen usernames and passwords. Perpetrators are increasingly using victims' smart home devices, such as home video cameras and audio surveillance technology. Users should update their passwords on a regular basis. They have all been victims of a swatting attack.