Tag: phone
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Google Pixel 10 Adds C2PA Support to Verify AI-Generated Media Authenticity
Google on Tuesday announced that its new Google Pixel 10 phones support the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) standard out of the box to verify the origin and history of digital content.To that end, support for C2PA’s Content Credentials has been added to Pixel Camera and Google Photos apps for Android. The move,…
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Kenyan Filmmakers Targeted with FlexiSPY Spyware Tracking Messages and Social Media
The revelation that commercially available FlexiSPY spyware was clandestinely installed on devices belonging to Kenyan filmmakers while in police custody has ignited fresh concerns over press freedom and governmental overreach. Forensic analysis conducted by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto confirmed that two of the filmmakers’ phones were infected with the intrusive software…
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France: Three Regional Healthcare Agencies Targeted by Cyber-Attacks
Compromised data includes personal data such as patients’ full names, ages, phone numbers and email addresses First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/france-regional-healthcare/
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1.6 Million Voices Stolen: Your Voice Could Be Next
A cybersecurity researcher’s recent discovery from yesterday should make every gym member’s blood run cold. Jeremiah Fowler uncovered something that defies belief, 1,605,345 audio recordings sitting completely exposed online, no password, no encryption, no protection whatsoever. These were not random files. They were five years of personal phone calls and voicemails from gym members spanning…
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Researchers find spyware on phones belonging to Kenyan filmmakers
FlexiSPY, which is commercially available, can be more easily detected than far more expensive mercenary spyware available to nation states but has similar capabilities once installed, said John Scott-Railton, a forensic researcher at The Citizen Lab who helped confirm the infection. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/researchers-spyware-kenya-filmmaker-phone
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Signal adds secure backup option for chat history
Losing a phone can mean losing years of conversations. Signal is rolling out a new secure backup feature to help users keep their messages safe without giving up privacy. The … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/09/signal-secure-backup-feature/
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Maduro Hails Huawei Mate X6 Gift From China as ‘Unhackable’ by U.S.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made bold claims about cybersecurity during a press conference on September 1, 2025, as he showcased a Huawei smartphone gifted to him by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Holding up the device before international media in Caracas, Maduro declared it >>the best phone in the world>the Americans can’t […] The post Maduro…
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Maduro Hails Huawei Mate X6 Gift From China as ‘Unhackable’ by U.S.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made bold claims about cybersecurity during a press conference on September 1, 2025, as he showcased a Huawei smartphone gifted to him by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Holding up the device before international media in Caracas, Maduro declared it >>the best phone in the world>the Americans can’t […] The post Maduro…
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Signal adds secure cloud backups to save and restore chats
Signal has introduced a new opt-in feature that helps users create end-to-end encrypted backups of their chats, allowing them to restore messages even if their phones are damaged or lost. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-adds-secure-cloud-backups-to-save-and-restore-chats/
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California Tax Refund Mobile Phish
A new round of mobile phish is imitating the State of California’s “Franchise Tax Board” in a round of phishing sites that are gaining prominence in the past few days. I visited ftb.ca-gov-sg[.]top/notice from a burner phone to see how the scheme works (the page doesn’t load from the Windows browsers I tested.) After harvesting…
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Venezuela’s president thinks American spies can’t hack Huawei phones
Huawei phones, given their custom hardware and operating system, may actually be easier to hack than other brands. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/03/venezuelas-president-thinks-american-spies-cant-hack-huawei-phones/
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Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office Recovers from Ransomware Attack
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office is actively recovering from a ransomware attack that disrupted its operations nearly two weeks ago. The cyberattack, which first came to light on August 18, targeted the agency’s email systems, phone lines, and even brought down its website. State Attorney General Dave Sunday confirmed the breach and stated that progress…
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Hackers Threaten Google Following Data Exposure
A recent breach involving a third-party Salesforce system used by Google has sparked an unusual escalation. Although no Gmail inboxes, passwords, or internal Google systems were accessed, attackers gained entry to a sales database that included names, phone numbers, email addresses, and internal notes related to small business clients. This type of data is often……
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Hackers Threaten Google Following Data Exposure
A recent breach involving a third-party Salesforce system used by Google has sparked an unusual escalation. Although no Gmail inboxes, passwords, or internal Google systems were accessed, attackers gained entry to a sales database that included names, phone numbers, email addresses, and internal notes related to small business clients. This type of data is often……
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TDL001 – Cybersecurity Explained: Privacy, Threats, and the Future – Chester Wisniewski
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, computer, country, crime, crimes, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, edr, email, finance, firewall, gartner, government, guide, hacker, hacking, Hardware, infosec, Internet, jobs, linkedin, mail, malicious, microsoft, military, monitoring, network, password, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, ransomware, risk, russia, scam, skills, software, sophos, spam, sql, strategy, switch, technology, threat, update, virus, vulnerability, wifi, windowsSummary “The Defenders Log” Episode 1 features host David Redekop and guest Chet Wisniewski discussing the dynamic world of cybersecurity. Wisniewski, with decades of experience, traces his journey from early BBS and phone network exploration to becoming a cybersecurity expert. They delve into the evolution of hacking, the emergence of profitable cybercrime like email spam,…
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Nevada “Network Security Incident” Shuts Down State Offices and Services
The Office of the Governor of Nevada revealed that the incident has shut down in-person State services, while government phone lines and websites are offline First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nevada-security-incident-shuts-down/
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TDL003 – Breaking Barriers: IPv6 Adoption and DNS Transformation with Tommy Jensen
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, backup, banking, browser, business, ceo, chrome, ciso, compliance, computer, computing, control, country, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, dns, encryption, endpoint, google, government, group, international, Internet, jobs, law, microsoft, mobile, network, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, radius, risk, service, smishing, strategy, switch, technology, threat, update, vpn, windows, zero-trustSummary This episode of the Defender’s Log features special guest Tommy Jensen, an internet technologist specializing in IPv6, Zero Trust, and standards. Jensen’s career path, from an AppleCare contractor to a key figure in advancing internet technologies, is explored. The discussion highlights the critical importance and challenges of migrating to IPv6 and the necessity of…
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Nevada closes state offices as cyberattack disrupts IT systems
Nevada remains two days into a cyberattack that began early Sunday, disrupting government websites, phone systems, and online platforms, and forcing all state offices to close on Monday. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nevada-closes-state-offices-as-cyberattack-disrupts-it-systems/
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New Sni5Gect Attack Crashes Phones and Downgrades 5G to 4G without Rogue Base Station
A team of academics has devised a novel attack that can be used to downgrade a 5G connection to a lower generation without relying on a rogue base station (gNB).The attack, per the ASSET (Automated Systems SEcuriTy) Research Group at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), relies on a new open-source software toolkit…
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Nevada state websites, phone lines knocked offline by cyberattack
The governor added that the state is working with local, tribal and federal partners to restore services, and is “using temporary routing and operational workarounds to maintain public access where it is feasible.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nevada-state-websites-phones-cyberattack-disruption
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Nevada State Offices Halt Services After Cyber Incident
Nevada Grappling With Statewide IT Disruption, Forcing Suspension of Services. Nevada officials are investigating a network security breach that forced state offices to suspend services and knocked key systems offline, including websites and phone lines, though emergency services remain active and no data exposure has been confirmed. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/nevada-state-offices-halt-services-after-cyber-incident-a-29290
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Nevada State Offices Halt Services After Cyber Incident
Nevada Grappling With Statewide IT Disruption, Forcing Suspension of Services. Nevada officials are investigating a network security breach that forced state offices to suspend services and knocked key systems offline, including websites and phone lines, though emergency services remain active and no data exposure has been confirmed. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/nevada-state-offices-halt-services-after-cyber-incident-a-29290
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French Retailer Auchan Hit by Cyberattack, Customer Data Compromised
French retail giant Auchan announced on August 21 that it fell victim to acyberattackthat resulted in the theft of loyalty account information belonging toseveral hundred thousandcustomers. The company revealed in an official statement that attackers accessed personal data such as names, postal and email addresses, phone numbers, and loyalty card numbers. Crucially, financial data”, including…
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French Retailer Auchan Hit by Cyberattack, Customer Data Compromised
French retail giant Auchan announced on August 21 that it fell victim to acyberattackthat resulted in the theft of loyalty account information belonging toseveral hundred thousandcustomers. The company revealed in an official statement that attackers accessed personal data such as names, postal and email addresses, phone numbers, and loyalty card numbers. Crucially, financial data”, including…
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Nevada State Offices Halts Services After Cyber Incident
Nevada Grappling with Statewide IT Disruption, Forcing Suspension of Services. Nevada officials are investigating a network security breach that forced state offices to suspend services and knocked key systems offline, including websites and phone lines, though emergency services remain active and no data exposure has been confirmed. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/nevada-state-offices-halts-services-after-cyber-incident-a-29290