Okta Hacked Again, Quishing Is The New Phishing, Google Play Protect Real-Time Scanning

Okta Hacked Again, Quishing Is The New Phishing, Google Play Protect Real-Time Scanning

In this episode, we explore the recent Okta breach where hackers obtained sensitive customer data via unauthorized access to the Okta support system. Next, we discuss the emerging threat of “quishing,” a ...
FBI: New Brand Spoofing Vector – Mobile App Beta-Testing Services

FBI: New Brand Spoofing Vector – Mobile App Beta-Testing Services

The FBI warns that fraudsters have begun mimicking legitimate mobile apps, injecting them with malicious code, and then distributing them through mobile beta-testing app services. Attackers’… ...
How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise

How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise

Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious code into benign mobile apps and evade security scanning tools. Google says ...
FTC's Complaint Against Ring, Detecting Malware Infected Apps, America's Most Cybersecure Companies

The FTC’s Complaint Against Ring, Detecting Malware Infected Apps, America’s Most Cybersecure Companies

The FTC charged Ring, the Amazon-owned home security camera company, for compromising customer privacy and having inadequate security measures. Employees accessed private videos, while hackers exploited vulnerabilities and now Ring needs to ...

Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of September 5, 2022

All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us ...
More malware-infested apps found in the Google Play store

More malware-infested apps found in the Google Play store

Three million Android users may have lost money and had their devices infected by spyware, after the discovery that the official Google Play store has been distributing apps infected by a new ...
Could TikTok Be Removed, HackerOne Employee Caught Stealing, California Gun Owner Data Breach

Could TikTok Be Removed From App Stores, HackerOne Employee Caught Stealing Vulnerability Reports, California Gun Owner Data Breach

The commissioner of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), asked the CEOs of Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, bug bounty platform HackerOne disclosed that a former employee improperly ...
Truths and Myths of Privacy, Fake Shopping Apps, Borat RAT Malware

Truths and Myths of Privacy, Fake Shopping Apps, Borat RAT Malware

Scott and Tom explain why privacy isn’t dead, why should everyone should care about their privacy, and how you should respond to someone that says “I don’t care about privacy, I have ...