Mobile Security

Congress is PISSED at British Backdoor Bid, but Apple Stays Shtum
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Just meet me at the ADP: Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Andy Biggs got no love for the United Kingdom ...
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Lines Between Nation-State and Cybercrime Groups Disappearing: Google
Threat researchers with Google are saying that the lines between nation-state actors and cybercrime groups are blurring, noting that gangs backed by China, Russia, and others are using financially motivated hackers and ...
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Cybereason CEO: Mnuchin, SoftBank Pushing Company To Bankruptcy
Eric Gan, the ex-SoftBank executive, who took over as CEO of Cybereason in 2023, is suing SoftBank and Liberty Capital, claiming its largest investors are blocking much-needed financial proposals and driving the ...
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Chinese DeepSeek AI App: FULL of Security Holes Say Researchers
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Xi knows if you’ve been bad or good: iPhone app sends unencrypted data to China—and Android app appears even worse ...
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Attackers Use 2.8 Million Devices in Major Brute Force Attack
Threat actors are using as many as 2.8 million edge and IoT devices from around the world in a massive brute force attack that is targeting edge security systems from Palo Alto ...
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Ransom Payments Fell 35% in 2024 After LockBit, BlackCat Takedowns
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Law enforcement actions, better defenses, and a refusal by victims to pay helped to reduce the amount of ransoms paid in 2024 by $35%, a sharp decline from the record $1.25 billion ...
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FINALLY! FCC Gets Tough on Robocall Fraud
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KYC isn’t a Thing, claims telco: Commissioner Brendan Carr (pictured) wants $4.5 million fine on Telnyx, for enabling “illegal robocall scheme.” ...
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NJ Lawmakers Advance Anti-Deepfake Legislation
New Jersey lawmakers advanced a bill that would make it a crime to knowingly create and distribute AI-generated deepfake visual or audio content for nefarious purposes, the latest step in an ongoing ...
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CISA/FDA Warn: Chinese Patient Monitors Have BAD Bugs
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China crisis? Stop using this healthcare equipment, say Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency and Food & Drug Administration ...
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Hiya AI Phone App Protects Against Deepfakes, Other Scams
Mobile security solutions company Hiya is rolling out its Hiya AI Phone app that uses trained AI models to smoke out deepfakes and other mobile scams and alerts the user to the ...
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