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Android pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store

February 6, 2020 0 Comments Android, Android apps, bad apps, china, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, malware, Mobile, rogueware, security threats, shenzhen hawk, vpn pro, vpns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:35:36 +0000

The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8tR9brfQrYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Someone else may have your videos, Google tells users

February 5, 2020 0 Comments cloud storage, data loss, duo security, Google, google photos, google take out, google takeaway, Privacy, security threats, the cloud

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:58:47 +0000

As the well-worn internet saying goes – there is no cloud, it’s just someone else’s computer.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ANgXswF_DM0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Critical Android flaws patched in February bulletin

February 5, 2020 0 Comments Android, android open source project, critical flaws, cve-2020-0022, cve-2020-0023, CVEs, flaws, Google, google pixel, Mobile, Operating Systems, Patches, Patching, Pixel, qualcomm, rce, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:46:14 +0000

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.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/k2wIz5MF-3I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter admits to raid on users’ phone numbers

February 5, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, android app, data loss, ibrahim balic, phone numbers, Privacy, security threats, Social networks, twitter, twitter phone numbers, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:20:13 +0000

It relates to Twitter’s contact upload feature, which allows users to find others via contact info such as email or phone number.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/JjUJFBQ-IaQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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NIST tests methods of recovering data from smashed smartphones

February 4, 2020 0 Comments andriod, Android, Apple, device encryption, Google, iOS, Mobile, mobile forensics, national institute of standards and technology, nist, Operating Systems, Privacy, security threats, smartphones

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:54:30 +0000

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.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DhhD2UVxfZU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple proposes simple security upgrade for SMS 2FA codes

February 3, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Apple, Google, Microsoft, mozilla firefox, Safari, security threats, sms phishing

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:54:31 +0000

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.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/EmuD8lIFjiU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FTC warns VoIP providers that help robocallers: we can and will sue

February 3, 2020 0 Comments caller id, crackdown, do not call registry, Federal Trade Commission, fraud, FTC, Law & order, robocallers, robocalls, scammers, security threats, service providers, spoofing, voip

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:21:32 +0000

It put 19 internet-calling companies on notice that helping illegal robocalls is illegal. It has sued before, and it can do it again.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WgDkr2jGNg4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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UN hacked via unpatched SharePoint server

January 31, 2020 0 Comments cve-2019-0604, data loss, exposed data, GDPR, GDPR compliance, hacked servers, Privacy, security threats, sharepoint, the new humanitarian, un, un secretary-general, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:04:44 +0000

UN staffers: the “entire domain” was probably compromised by an attacker who was lurking on the UN’s networks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RonIAIVbyIQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US Interior Dept extends drone grounding over foreign hacking fears

January 31, 2020 0 Comments china, drones, security threats, uas

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:39:23 +0000

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.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WAwnXRjPMI8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping

January 31, 2020 0 Comments apis, australia, ban, consumer data right, data aggregation, data loss, financial industry, financial technology, fintech, Law & order, lisa schutz, open banking, Privacy, privacy act, screen scraping, security threats, verifier

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:05:49 +0000

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.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/p33_Z7ZunMU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>