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Fake Trading Apps for Android, iOS Lead to Pig Butchering Scam

In a pig butchering scam, fake trading apps first available on Google and Apple apps stores and later on phishing download sites lured victims into depositing money into fraudulent accounts, which was ...
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Microsoft Readies a More Secure Recall Feature for Release

After putting its controversial AI-based Recall feature on hold in June, Microsoft rearchitected many of its features to address the security and privacy concerns that users and experts raised and will release ...
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China-Backed Salt Typhoon Targets U.S. Internet Providers: Report

China-Backed Salt Typhoon Targets U.S. Internet Providers: Report

A threat group called Salt Typhoon has infiltrated U.S. ISP networks to collect sensitive information and launch cyberattacks, joining Volt Typhoon and Flax Typhoon as China-backed hackers that are establishing persistence in ...
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CEO Durov Says Telegram Will Provide More Data to Governments

The CEO of controversial messaging app Telegram says it will now make information about users suspected of crimes more easily available to law enforcement, a move that comes a month after he ...
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Mobile Phishing Attacks Explode, Enterprise Devices Targeted

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Mobile phishing attacks are on the rise, with 82% of phishing sites now targeting mobile devices, marking a 7% increase over the past three years ...
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Congressional Staffers’ Data Leaked on Dark Web: Report

The personal information of almost 3,200 Capitol Hill staffers, including passwords and IP addresses, were leaked on the dark web by an unidentified bad actor after some victims used their work email ...
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Microsoft Pushes Governance, Sheds Unused Apps in Security Push

Microsoft outlined steps it's taken over the past year under its Security Future Initiative, which was launched late last year in the wake of a high-profile attack by Chinese attackers and only ...
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Google Expands Chrome Security and Privacy Capabilities

Google over the past week has taken numerous steps to better Chrome users, including taking new steps toward reducing the use of passwords for authentication and hardening its post-quantum encryption ...
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International Raids Shut Down Ghost Encrypted Messaging App

Europol headed up an international law enforcement operation against the operators and users of Ghost, an encrypted messaging app that was used by criminal organizations worldwide for drug trafficking, money laundering, and ...
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