Google has patched Android bugs that include a couple of critical flaws that could let hackers run their own code on the mobile operating system.
Tag Archives: Security threats
Twitter admits to raid on users’ phone numbers
It relates to Twitter’s contact upload feature, which allows users to find others via contact info such as email or phone number.
NIST tests methods of recovering data from smashed smartphones
Criminals have found to their cost that reducing a device to a pile of rubble means nothing if the internal chips are still in working order.
Apple proposes simple security upgrade for SMS 2FA codes
Apple thinks it’s come up with a simple way to make SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) one-time codes less susceptible to phishing attacks.
FTC warns VoIP providers that help robocallers: we can and will sue
It put 19 internet-calling companies on notice that helping illegal robocalls is illegal. It has sued before, and it can do it again.
UN hacked via unpatched SharePoint server
UN staffers: the “entire domain” was probably compromised by an attacker who was lurking on the UN’s networks.
US Interior Dept extends drone grounding over foreign hacking fears
The DOI has doubled down on a previous order, keeping the agency’s drones grounded for another 30 days for a more in-depth security review.
Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping
They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can’t afford to build APIs instead.
Trello exposed! Search turns up huge trove of private data
A surprising number of users seem to be setting Trello boards, and their often highly sensitive content, to ‘public’.
Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people
eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing.