CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

Spy”-type cyberspace race as both criminals and defenders vie to gain the upper hand using new and emerging technologies. Every technology that enables our cyber teams to pinpoint and resolve threats and prevent attacks more quickly and accurately also benefits cybercriminals.

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Technology Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Government 135

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.

Internet 116

Internet Internet Media Education 116

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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Mobile Data breaches Authentication Accountability 306

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.

Internet 90

Internet Internet Identity Theft Insurance 90

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Safer Internet Day has been a landmark event on technology calendars for more than 18 years. Each year, Safer Internet Day focuses on a unique. The post Safer Internet Day: Exploring Reliability Online appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Internet 110

Internet Internet Technology Social Engineering 110

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

The 5G technology appears to be perfect from a distance, with its grand claims of fostering efficient interconnectivity and speedy data transfers between people, objects, and devices. Whirlpool has started deploying the 5G technology; other reputable organizations like Samsung, Nokia, and Cisco jump in on the trend.

IoT 131

IoT Technology Mobile Software 131

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2020

Zoosk’s core service is delivered via a mobile app that has 20 different registration and/or login pages – all are API driven. Here’s how Keil breaks down what happened: Keil “The attackers deconstructed the mobile app and found all of these login and mobile app registration APIs, and so they started using them for attack purposes.

Mobile 266

Mobile Digital transformation Scams Accountability 266

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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Mobile Malware Adware Banking 138

Hot for Security

JUNE 15, 2021

Our mobile devices are not just a means to communicate with others. Mobile security is often overlooked by many technology users, who dismiss the reality of security risks brought by careless interactions with the digital world. Threat actors know that users often behave recklessly with their smart devices. Back up data.

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Mobile Banking Phishing Social Engineering 137

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2020

When it comes to securing mobile computing devices, the big challenge businesses have long grappled with is how to protect company assets while at the same time respecting an individual’s privacy. Reacting to the BYOD craze , mobile security frameworks have veered from one partially effective approach to the next over the past decade.

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Mobile Computers and Electronics Encryption Data privacy 205

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2019

Related: Stopping mobile device exploits. Meanwhile, the pressure for companies to proactively address mobile security is mounting from two quarters. On one hand, regulators are ahead of the curve on this one; they’ve begun mandating that companies account for data losses, including breaches in which mobile devices come into play.

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Mobile Phishing Threat Detection Technology 183

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 17, 2021

T-Mobile USA officials have confirmed they are investigating a breach of company systems, but say it’s too early to tell whether the personal data of 100 million customers has been exposed, as the alleged hackers have claimed. The attackers had access to the T-Mobile systems for two to three weeks before access was shut down Aug.

Data breaches 108

Data breaches Mobile Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft 108

Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2018

Supreme Court today ruled that the government needs to obtain a court-ordered warrant to gather location data on mobile device users. ” That framework in recent years has been interpreted to allow police and federal investigators to obtain information — such as mobile location data — from third parties without a warrant.

Mobile 126

Mobile Wireless Government Technology 126

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Is mobile technology on a course to become more secure than traditional computing? Related: Securing the Internet of Things I’ve been writing about organizations struggling to solve the productivity vs. security dilemma that’s part and parcel of the BYOD craze for some time now. We spoke at Black Hat 2019.

Mobile 147

Mobile Encryption Internet Internet 147

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2022

JusTalk, a popular mobile video calling and messaging app with 20 million global users, exposed a massive database of supposedly private messages to the public Internet for months. The open database is a logging database the company, Ningbo Jus Internet Technology , uses to keep track of app bugs and errors.

Internet 75

Internet Internet Data collection Technology 75

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2020

Wireless carrier T-Mobile suffered a major outage in the United States, that impacted service at other carriers, due to a “massive” DDoS attack. Wireless carrier T-Mobile suffered a massive DDoS attack that caused a major outage in the United States that impacted service at other carriers due to a “massive” DDoS attack.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

These smaller institutions, much like the giants, are hustling to expand mobile banking services. Yet, they are much less well equipped to detect and repel cyber attackers, who are relentlessly seeking out and exploiting the fresh attack vectors spinning out of expansion of mobile banking. That’s finally advanced.

Banking 147

Banking Mobile Accountability Artificial Intelligence 147

Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2019

On June 6, for more than two hours China Telecom re-routed through its infrastructure a large chunk of European mobile traffic. Demchak and Yuval Shavitt published a paper that detailed how China Telecom has been misdirecting Internet traffic through China over the past years. In November security researchers Chris C.

Mobile 108

Mobile Internet Internet Telecommunications 108

Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

” What follows is a deep dive into the identity of that Chinese vendor, which appears to have a long and storied history of pushing the envelope on mobile malware. cn who advertises a mobile game called “Xiaojun Junji,” and says the game is available at blazefire[.]com. “Yehuo” ( ? ? ) com and rurimeter[.]com

Mobile 245

Mobile Technology Manufacturing Malware 245

SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Many threats that have until now been theoretical—like creation of a "Ru-net" as an alternative to the Internet—are becoming a reality. Cutting off Internet access to a country the size of Texas is not as simple as cutting a few cables or bombing a few cell towers. There are many tech angles to the war in Ukraine.

Technology 83

Technology Internet Internet Telecommunications 83

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

Our mobile devices, and the mobile apps on them, have become our digital appendages. Yet the security of mobile apps hasn’t advanced much in the past 10 years; bad actors don’t really have to work all that hard, or expend much resources, to exploit how we’ve come to use mobile apps. We feel lost without them.

Mobile 238

Mobile Cloud Migration Penetration Testing Authentication 238

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication. WHO IS MSPY?

Spyware 183

Spyware Mobile Advertising Software 183

Heimadal Security

MARCH 25, 2022

Cyber threats are a constant concern as modern-day businesses have become heavily dependent on Information and communications technology (ICT) tools to function.

Cyber threats 119

Cyber threats Mobile Technology Internet 119

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. Since 2004, there's been an annual event designed to "Promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world." The Windows Firewall enabled by default, and the Internet Explorer popup blocker.

Internet 66

Internet Internet Adware Spyware 66

Adam Levin

AUGUST 5, 2020

The NSA has issued a cybersecurity advisory about the use of location data on personal devices, social media accounts, mobile applications, as well as Internet of Things-enabled devices. Adjusting default privacy settings in mobile apps. Resetting Advertising IDs on mobile devices at least once per week.

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Cybersecurity Mobile Advertising Media 150

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). All mobile communications and internet access were temporarily interrupted.

Mobile 88

Mobile Telecommunications Cyber Attacks Internet 88

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

Our mobile devices, and the mobile apps on them, have become our digital appendages. Yet the security of mobile apps hasn’t advanced much in the past 10 years; bad actors don’t really have to work all that that hard, or expend much resources, to exploit how we’ve come to use mobile apps. We feel lost without them.

Mobile 211

Mobile Cloud Migration Penetration Testing Authentication 211

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

UEM vendors range from tech giants IBM, Microsoft and Google to a swelling cottage industry of startups and mid-sized suppliers of mobile device and vulnerability management services. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. based vendor in this space.

Mobile 186

Mobile Internet Internet Technology 186

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies provide intriguing opportunities for immersive and interactive experiences in cybersecurity training. Related: GenAI’ impact on DevSecOps Here’s how these technologies can bridge learning gaps in cybersecurity awareness and enhance the overall training experience.

Technology 203

Technology Cybersecurity Risk Mobile 203

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2022

JusTalk, a popular mobile video calling and messaging app with 20 million global users, exposed a massive database of supposedly private messages to the public Internet for months. The open database is a logging database the company, Ningbo Jus Internet Technology , uses to keep track of app bugs and errors.

Internet 59

Internet Internet Data collection Mobile 59

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

26, 2023 — The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) launched the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) in 2020 to establish a baseline for how virtual private network (VPN) providers should operate. Social Responsibility: VPN providers will promote VPN technology to support access to the global Internet and freedom of expression.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2024

May 13, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Criminal IP, a renowned Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine developed by AI SPERA, has recently signed a technology partnership to exchange threat intelligence data based on domains and potentially on the IP address to protect users by blocking threats to end users. Torrance, Calif.,

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DNS Cyber threats Engineering Spyware 130

Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

” What follows is a deep dive into the identity of that Chinese vendor, which appears to have a long and storied history of pushing the envelope on mobile malware. cn who advertises a mobile game called “Xiaojun Junji,” and says the game is available at blazefire[.]com. “Yehuo” ( ? ? ) com and rurimeter[.]com

Mobile 161

Mobile Technology Manufacturing Software 161

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. Related: How Russia uses mobile apps to radicalize U.S. The Creeper Virus (1971). The ILOVEYOU Worm (2000). Lessons learned.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Hacking Identity Theft Technology 140

Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2022

Web browsing: Certain complex web technologies, like just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation, are disabled unless the user excludes a trusted site from Lockdown Mode. Configuration profiles cannot be installed, and the device cannot enroll into mobile device management (MDM), while Lockdown Mode is turned on.

Spyware 237

Spyware Mobile Internet Internet 237

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

These new services combined with the burgeoning Internet of Everything are bringing an evolutionary shift in connected devices and 5G usage. These new services combined with the burgeoning Internet of Everything are bringing an evolutionary shift in connected devices and 5G usage.

Mobile 96

Mobile DDOS Internet Internet 96

Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 4, 2021

Flash helped bring multimedia content to the Internet in the early 2000s, but, within a few years, the problems that it introduced became clear. In fact, starting on January 21, in order to protect users who do not remove the software, Adobe will begin blocking Flash content from running. Flash’s death was not unexpected.

Technology 245

Technology Mobile Internet Internet 245