Tag: email
Aussie Police Discover ‘Evil Twin’ Free Wifi Harvesting Personal Data at Airports
Passengers at airports serving Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide were tricked into revealing their email and social media login credentials.
4 Takeaways from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2024
The DBIR team reviewed 10,000 breaches for this year's publication.
Spoofed Police Email Fools Canadian News into Running Fake Crypto Heist Story
Stories about teenagers stealing Bitcoin are so common that CBC journalists let themselves be fooled by a bogus press release.
French President Macron Promises National Scam Block for SMS and Email
The pledge to implement a filter of malicious links was stated on Emmanuel Macron's official LinkedIn account.
Karsten Nohl on Cloud Hacking, Central Bank Ends SMS 2FA and Macron’s Filter: Commsrisk Show Episode 10
The world-famous security researcher explained how he hacked a telco's cloud servers and the harm that could be done by bad actors.
Malaysian Telcos Block All SMS Texts Containing URLs
The new Malaysian anti-smishing blocks were introduced on May 2. Banks in neighboring Thailand have also stopped sending links by SMS.
20 Year Old Founder of Forum for Data Breaches and Hackers Arrested
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick allegedly ran BreachForums, a cybercrime market where 14 billion consumer records could be purchased.
‘Winter Vivern’ Hackers Target Pro-Ukraine Telcos
These bad actors use a combination of techniques including phishing websites and malicious documents that are tailored to their prey.
Ukraine Police Raid Simbox Farms Spreading Russian Propaganda via 1.5 Million Fake Internet Accounts
About 300 GSM gateways and more than 100,000 SIM cards were seized in the operation.
Voice Spam Will Soon Be as Bad as Email Spam
Do not be surprised if customers start abandoning the use of phone numbers to exclusively rely on OTT voice services instead.
Ex-MI6 Spy Chief Says His Emails Were Hacked; Warns Against Simplistic Interpretation of Russia’s Methods
Russian disinformation portrayed Richard Dearlove as a leader of a pro-Brexit group that has overthrown the UK government.
Why Massive Political Bias in Email Spam Algorithms Is Problematic for Free Speech More Generally
Academics at North Carolina State University proved Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have biased email filters.
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