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FBI, CISA Echo Warnings on ‘Vishing’ Threat

Krebs on Security

The advisory came less than 24 hours after KrebsOnSecurity published an in-depth look at a crime group offering a service that people can hire to steal VPN credentials and other sensitive data from employees working remotely during the Coronavirus pandemic. authenticate the phone call before sensitive information can be discussed.

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Cell Phone Location Privacy

Schneier on Security

We all know that our cell phones constantly give our location away to our mobile network operators; that’s how they work. The players are the user, a traditional mobile network operator (MNO) like AT&T or Verizon, and a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). A group of researchers has figured out a way to fix that.

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Voice Phishers Targeting Corporate VPNs

Krebs on Security

But one increasingly brazen group of crooks is taking your standard phishing attack to the next level, marketing a voice phishing service that uses a combination of one-on-one phone calls and custom phishing sites to steal VPN credentials from employees. Most targeted employees are working from home or can be reached on a mobile device.

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Check Point released hotfix for actively exploited VPN zero-day

Security Affairs

Check Point released hotfixes for a VPN zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-24919, which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Check Point released hotfixes to address a VPN zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-24919 , which is actively being exploited in attacks in the wild.

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A New Standard for Mobile App Security

Google Security

Posted by Brooke Davis and Eugene Liderman, Android Security and Privacy Team With all of the challenges from this past year, users have become increasingly dependent on their mobile devices to create fitness routines, stay connected with loved ones, work remotely, and order things like groceries with ease.

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How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click

Krebs on Security

A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent email security alerts directly from google.com, and ultimately seized control over the account by convincing him to click “yes” to a Google prompt on his mobile device.

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Cisco fixes AnyConnect Client VPN zero-day disclosed in November

Security Affairs

Cisco has addressed a zero-day in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client VPN software, with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. Cisco has addressed a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client , tracked as CVE-2020-3556 , that was disclosed in November. Pierluigi Paganini.

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