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Mishing Is the New Phishing — And It’s More Dangerous

eSecurity Planet

Cybercriminals are shifting their focus from emails to text messages, using mishing a more deceptive form of phishing to target mobile users and infiltrate corporate networks, according to new security research by Zimperium. Zimperium found that mishing activity peaked in August 2024, with over 1,000 daily attacks recorded.

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Google Play Protect prevented 1.9 billion malware installs from Third-party stores in 2019

Security Affairs

In May 2017, Google introduced a security defense system called Google Play Protect to protect the devices running its mobile OS. The security service also monitors the mobile apps that have been installed by users from third-party stores.

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NSA releases a guide to reduce location tracking risks

Security Affairs

Mobile devices store and share device geolocation data by design. Mobile devices determine location through any combination of Global Positioning System (GPS) and wireless signals (e.g., The guide also highlights that location data from a mobile device can be obtained even without provider cooperation.

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Defending Assets You Don’t Know About Against Cyberattacks

Threatpost

No security defense is perfect, and shadow IT means no company can inventory every single asset that it has. David “moose” Wolpoff, CTO at Randori, discusses strategies for core asset protection given this reality.

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Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape

Security Affairs

Mobile Threats: The expansion of mobile threats highlights the growing need for security awareness among mobile users, particularly as attackers develop more sophisticated methods to compromise personal and corporate data.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. in , where the group recruited many of its distributors. and the Oneiilk2/Oneillk2 identities.

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HackerGPT 2.0 Unveils New AI Cyber Defense Strategies

eSecurity Planet

With swift response capabilities, GPT-3 and GPT-4 capacity, and upcoming mobile access, HackerGPT provides accessibility on most platforms, plus operational efficiency. Mobile hacking: This feature allows users to investigate vulnerabilities particular to mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets.

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