Tag: phone
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ClickFunnels Investigates Breach After Hackers Leak Business Data
ClickFunnels is investigating a data breach after hackers leaked detailed business data, including emails, phone numbers, and company… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/clickfunnels-investigate-breach-hackers-leak-business-data/
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Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked
The communications app TeleMessage, which was spotted on former US national security adviser Mike Waltz’s phone, has suspended “all services” as it investigates reports of at least one breach. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/signal-clone-used-by-mike-waltz-pauses-service-after-reports-it-got-hacked/
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Hackers Selling SS7 0-Day Exploit on Dark Web for $5,000
A newly discovered dark web listing claims to sell a critical SS7 protocol exploit for $5,000, raising alarms about global telecom security. The seller, operating under the alias >>GatewayPhantom,
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Open source AI hiring bots favor men, leave women hanging by the phone
Easy fix: Telling LLMs to cosplay Lenin makes ’em more gender blind First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/02/open_source_ai_models_gender_bias/
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Phone theft is turning into a serious cybersecurity risk
Phone theft is a rising issue worldwide, and it’s more than just a property crime. It’s a serious cybersecurity threat. In the UK alone, the Metropolitan Police recovers 1,000 … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/02/phone-theft-cybersecurity-threat/
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Thomas Herdman’s legal battle over Sky ECC encrypted phone distribution set to enter fifth year
Computer Weekly speaks to Julie Kawai Herdman, daughter of Thomas Herdman, the only person in custody for distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623396/Thomas-Herdmans-legal-battle-over-Sky-ECC-encrypted-phone-distribution-set-to-enter-fifth-year
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GPUAF: Two Methods to Root Qualcomm-Based Android Phones
Security researchers have exposed critical vulnerabilities in Qualcomm GPU drivers, impacting a vast array of Android devices from brands like Samsung, Honor, Xiaomi, and Vivo. These exploits, centered around the GPU Address Fault (GPUAF) primitive, target the kgsl_mem_entry and Virtual Buffer Object (VBO) structures. By leveraging race conditions and memory management flaws, attackers can achieve…
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‘Source of data’: are electric cars vulnerable to cyber spies and hackers?
British defence firms have reportedly warned staff not to connect their phones to Chinese-made EVsMobile phones and desktop computers are longstanding targets for cyber spies but how vulnerable are electric cars?On Monday the i newspaper claimed that British defence firms working for the UK government have warned staff against connecting or pairing their phones with…
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Misconfiguration leaks Second Phone Number iOS app data
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/misconfiguration-leaks-second-phone-number-ios-app-data
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NFC-Powered Android Malware Enables Instant Cash-Outs
Researchers at security vendor Cleafy detailed a malware known as SuperCard X that uses the NFC reader on a victim’s own phone to steal credit card funds instantly. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/nfc-android-malware-instant-cash-outs
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Despite Recent Security Hardening, Entra ID Synchronization Feature Remains Open for Abuse
Microsoft synchronization capabilities for managing identities in hybrid environments are not without their risks. In this blog, Tenable Research explores how potential weaknesses in these synchronization options can be exploited. Synchronizing identity accounts between Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Entra ID is important for user experience, as it seamlessly synchronizes user identities, credentials and groups…
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10 key questions security leaders must ask at RSA 2025
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, authentication, automation, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, conference, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, fido, finance, gartner, google, government, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, mssp, network, nist, passkey, password, phone, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, switch, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustIs agentic AI more myth than reality?: Building on 2024’s AI enthusiasm, this year will be all about agentic AI, defined as “a type of AI that enables software systems to act autonomously, making decisions and taking actions based on goals, with minimal human intervention,” according to AI itself (source: Google Gemini). We’ll see lots…
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New payment-card scam involves a phone call, some malware and a personal tap
A new payment card scam uses malware disguised as a security tool or verification utility to capture card details and access funds. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/new-payment-card-scam-involves-malware-tap
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The UK’s phone theft crisis is a wake-up call for digital security
Phone theft is now commonplace in London. The Met Police recently revealed that it seizes 1,000 stolen phones weekly as it cracks down on organized criminal networks driving … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/18/uk-phone-theft-crisis/
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Breach Roundup: Cyber Insurance Market Set to Double by 2030
Also, a ‘Perfect Tool’ for Cyberespionage and EU Stocks Up on Burner Phones. This week, the cyber insurance market could double, Europe to use burner phones in the U.S., a BPFDoor campaign, Alcasec faces Spanish prison, a Thai harassment campaign and charges in Taiwan for a Chinese captain. China stonewalled a Swedish cable cutting investigation.…
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Android Phones Pre-Downloaded With Malware Target User Crypto Wallets
The threat actors lace pre-downloaded applications with malware to steal cryptocurrency by covertly swapping users’ wallet addresses with their own. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/android-pre-downloaded-malware-crypto-wallets
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Signalgate chats vanish from CIA chief phone
Extraordinary rendition of data, or just dropped it out of a helicopter? First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/cia_signalgate_chat/
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Chinese Android phones shipped with malware-laced WhatsApp, Telegram apps
Cheap Chinese Android phones ship with trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram clones hiding crypto clippers, active since June 2024. Since June 2024, Doctor Web researchers found cheap Android phones preloaded with fake WhatsApp and Telegram apps designed to steal crypto via clipping. These clippers swap copied wallet addresses with the attackers’ own. The campaign targeted low-end…
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Chinese Android Phones Shipped with Fake WhatsApp, Telegram Apps Targeting Crypto Users
Cheap Android smartphones manufactured by Chinese companies have been observed pre-installed with trojanized apps masquerading as WhatsApp and Telegram that contain cryptocurrency clipper functionality as part of a campaign since June 2024.While using malware-laced apps to steal financial information is not a new phenomenon, the new findings from Russian antivirus vendor Doctor Web point to…
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For security, Android phones will now auto-reboot after three days
The update comes months after Apple pushed its own “inactivity reboot” feature. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/04/15/for-security-android-phones-will-now-auto-reboot-after-three-days/
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EU confirms issuing ‘burner phones’ to top officials but denies practice caused by Trump
Tags: phoneThe European Commission said it does issue “burner phones” to officials, but there has been no specific guidance recommending that they be used while on missions in the U.S. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eu-burner-phones-traveling-officials
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EU gives staff ‘burner phones, laptops’ for US visits
That would put America on the same level as China for espionage First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/ec_burner_devices/
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Chinese police ensnaring Tibetans over phone and internet activity, Human Rights Watch says
Dozens of people in Tibet have been arrested by Chinese authorities in recent years for “simply using a cellphone,” according to the nonprofit Human Rights Watch. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/tibetans-arrests-internet-phone-use-china
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Pre-Installed Malware on Cheap Android Phones Steals Crypto via Fake WhatsApp
Cheap Android phones with preinstalled malware use fake apps like WhatsApp to hijack crypto transactions and steal wallet recovery phrases. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/pre-installed-malware-cheap-android-phones-crypto-fake-whatsapp/
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How Online Poker Platforms Stay a Step Ahead of Cyber Threats
Online poker is exploding more people than ever are playing from their phones and laptops instead of going to casinos. With such change comes a big responsibility for poker sites and apps keeping everything safe. Players expect fast gameplay, smooth payments, and, most importantly, to feel safe. That’s why leading poker platforms are The post…
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Wyden to block Trump’s CISA nominee until agency releases report on telecoms’ ‘negligent cybersecurity’
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden (D) will block the nomination of Sean Plankey over what he called CISA’s “multi-year cover up of the phone companies’ negligent cybersecurity.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/wyden-blocks-plankey-nomination-cisa
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Whatsapp plugs bug allowing RCE with spoofed filenames
Whatsapp makes for a popular attack vector: Whatsapp has been frequently targeted in the past for its popularity as an encrypted chatting platform. With over 10 billion downloads on Google Play Store alone, the platform makes for a lucrative target for threat actors.A similar security oversight was reported in July 2024 to be affecting the…