Tag: phone
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He Thought He Was Secure; His Phone Number Got Stolen Anyway
Threat actors can easily steal one-time passwords sent by text when they conduct a SIM swap attack. This can lead to account takeovers, so users must layer up their security measures. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/how-a-sim-swap-attack-led-to-a-near-account-takeover
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Hacker hijacks Brazil’s national alert system, sending >>misanthropy<< to millions of phones
Emergency alert systems work because people believe them. Every time one of these systems issues a false alert – whether through negligence or a deliberate attack – trust erodes. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hacker-hijacks-brazils-national-alert-system
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22nd June Threat Intelligence Report
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been affected by a third-party data breach involving its license system vendor. The incident exposed driver’s license information, passport numbers, emails, phone numbers, and residential addresses for […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2026/22nd-june-threat-intelligence-report/
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Google Sets Sept. 30 Deadline for Android Developer Verification in Four Countries
Google has set September 30, 2026, as the day it begins enforcing Android developer verification in the first four countries, and the major device-maker app stores are in from the start.On that date, certified Android phones in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand will block normal installs of apps whose developers have not registered an identity…
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Securing digital keys when your phone unlocks the car
In this interview with Help Net Security, Alysia Johnson, President of the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), explains how the CCC Digital Key has grown from a single-brand … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/18/alysia-johnson-car-connectivity-consortium-securing-digital-keys/
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Best Prime Day Tech Deals: Apple, Bose, Garmin, and More
Shop early Amazon Prime Day tech deals on earbuds, mice, routers, doorbells, headphones, smartwatches, Android phones, and fitness watches. The post Best Prime Day Tech Deals: Apple, Bose, Garmin, and More appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-best-early-amazon-prime-day-tech-deals-2026/
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New Rokarolla Android Malware Steals PINs, SMS Codes, and Crypto Wallet Funds
Security researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs have documented a new Android banking trojan, Rokarolla, that targets 217 banking and cryptocurrency apps and packs 137 remote commands.Together, they give an operator near-total control of an infected phone: it lifts lock-screen PINs, reads and sends SMS, rewrites the clipboard to redirect crypto payments, and switches off Google Play…
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New Rokarolla Android Malware Steals PINs, SMS Codes, and Crypto Wallet Funds
Security researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs have documented a new Android banking trojan, Rokarolla, that targets 217 banking and cryptocurrency apps and packs 137 remote commands.Together, they give an operator near-total control of an infected phone: it lifts lock-screen PINs, reads and sends SMS, rewrites the clipboard to redirect crypto payments, and switches off Google Play…
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A hardware neural network backdoor that hides in plain sight
Deep learning systems on phones, cars, and other edge devices increasingly run on custom silicon. Specialized chips such as FPGAs and ASICs give these systems the speed and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/15/hardware-neural-network-backdoor-research/
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The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones
Plus: AI bug hunting fuels Microsoft’s biggest-ever Patch Tuesday, ShinyHunters ransomware gang exploits an Oracle zero-day, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-the-fcc-wants-to-kill-burner-phones/
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Silent Ransom Group: what you need to know
Most extortion gangs hide behind a keyboard. Silent Ransom Group will phone your staff pretending to be IT support – and if that fails, send someone to your office in person to plug in a USB stick. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article: www.fortra.com/blog/silent-ransom-group-what-you-need-know
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Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards
People across the European Union already use their phones for banking, travel, and government services. The European Digital Identity Wallet will bring those activities into … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/12/etsi-eu-digital-identity-wallet/
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Handala Claims Israeli Radar Hack, But Evidence Shows Phone Admin Panel
An Iranian-linked hacker group called Handala claimed to have hit Israeli military targets with massive cyberattacks on Sunday,… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/handala-israeli-radar-hack-evidence-phone-admin-panel/
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UNC3753 Escalates: From Vishing Calls to Physical Office Intrusions at US Legal and Financial Firms
UNC3753 phones staff posing as IT, hijacks screen sessions, steals sensitive legal files, and now sends operatives physically into offices to plug in USB drives. Google Mandiant and the Google Threat Intelligence Group published a detailed report documenting an active extortion campaign carried out by the cybercrime group UNC3753 (aka Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and…
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Instagram Glitch Reportedly Exposed Contact Info of Zuckerberg and Other Users
Instagram glitch exposed Mark Zuckerberg’s email addresses and phone number, plus contact details of other top users, through a password reset flaw. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/instagram-glitch-leaks-contact-info-mark-zuckerberg-users/
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Samsung just made Galaxy phones more secure in One UI 9 beta
Tags: phoneSamsung’s One UI 9 beta integrates Lockdown mode into the power menu. This is the screen that contains Power off, Restart, and emergency options. Opening it initiates … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/08/samsung-lockdown-mode-power-menu/
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Instagram Patches Account Recovery Flaw Leaking User Contact Information
A critical logic flaw in Instagram’s web-based account recovery workflow exposed unredacted user contact information, including full email addresses and phone numbers, before Meta rapidly patched it on June 6, 2026. The vulnerability, which affected the platform’s password reset interface, allowed any unauthenticated user to initiate a standard recovery request for a target username and…
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Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone PIN really be safer than a password?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions explores a topical issue of personal cybersecurity<ul><li>Readers reply: <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/07/readers-reply-alien-music-playlist-first-contact”>If an alien asked you: ‘What is music?’ what would you play for them?</li></ul>I’ve been struggling to get my head around the idea that a passkey, which can be a PIN on your phone, or facial…
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Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/meta-smart-glasses-face-recognition-nametag-connections/
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Russia FSB claims foreign intelligence used malware on officials’ phones
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/fsb-claims-foreign-intelligence-used-malware-on-officials-phones
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WhatsApp, Slack Notifications Could Hijack Google Gemini on Android
A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini’s voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim’s connected windows, fake a message from their boss, push the phone into a Zoom call, or quietly poison its long-term memory.No malicious app on the phone is required.…
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Microsoft 365 Android Apps Let Any App Steal Account Tokens via Leftover Debug Flag
A development flag left switched on in production builds of several Microsoft 365 Android apps disabled the check that limits account-token sharing to trusted Microsoft apps.Any other app on the same phone could ask for the signed-in user’s token and get it, then read email, open files, browse the calendar, and send messages as that…
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Russia’s FSB Says Foreign Spies Infected Officials’ Phones With Malware
Russia’s FSB claims foreign intelligence planted malware on senior officials’ phones to intercept calls and activate cameras. No technical evidence, no country named. On June 2, 2026, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) published a statement claiming it had uncovered and documented a large-scale foreign intelligence operation targeting the mobile devices of senior Russian officials. The…
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New Android feature promises to spot deepfake scam calls
Android is introducing fake call detection to help protect users from impersonation scams. The feature can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when both parties use Phone … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/03/android-fake-call-detection-feature/
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Google adds a silent check to catch scammers posing as your contacts
Android is introducing fake call detection to help protect users from impersonation scams. The feature can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when both parties use Phone … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/03/android-fake-call-detection-feature/
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Google adds Android protection against AI deepfake scam calls
Google is introducing a new Android security feature that will detect and flag phone calls in which scammers use artificial intelligence to impersonate a user’s personal contacts. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-adds-android-protection-against-ai-deepfake-scam-calls/
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Why an HP Poly VoIP Phones Bug Could Become an Enterprise Foothold
Rapid7 details a critical unauthenticated overflow in HP Poly VoIP phones that can lead to root RCE, with patches available for affected models. Rapid7’s latest disclosure on CVE-2026-0826 should get serious attention from anyone running HP Poly VoIP phones in an enterprise setting. It’s a critical unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow that can give a remote…
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Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling
Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/android-is-fighting-phone-scams-with-a-new-feature-to-prove-whos-calling/
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Russia claims foreign spy agencies hacked officials’ phones
In a statement, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had uncovered what it described as a “large-scale operation” involving malicious software installed on the mobile devices of senior Russian officials. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-claims-foreign-spy-agencies-hacked-gov-officials
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Foreign Spyware Found on Phones of Top Russian Officials
Russian authorities have disclosed a suspected large-scale cyber espionage operation targeting the mobile devices of senior government officials, raising fresh concerns over advanced spyware campaigns and mobile surveillance threats. The Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Tuesday that it had identified and disrupted an alleged effort by foreign intelligence agencies to deploy malicious software on…