Criminal hackers are now going after phone lines, too : NPR
WEBDec 6, 2021 · Criminal groups have been sending threatening messages in the past couple of months to companies that manage broadband phone services all over the world, promising they'll flood the digital...
4 vulnerabilities under attack give hackers full control of Android ...
WEBMay 19, 2021 · Unknown hackers have been exploiting four Android vulnerabilities that allow the execution of malicious code that can take complete control of devices, Google warned on Wednesday. All four of the...
Android phones vulnerable to remote hacking — update right now
WEBApr 6, 2023 · It’s a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability that allows Android apps installed on a user’s smartphone to escalate their system privileges. This flaw can be exploited to trigger memory corruption ...
Can phones be rigged to explode like the pagers in Lebanon?
WEB2 days ago · People use their phones outside a coffee shop in Toronto in July 2022. The explosions of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon earlier this week has raised questions about the safety of smartphones ...
AT&T says hackers stole records of nearly all cellular ... - NBC News
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Hackers stole six months' worth of call and text message records of nearly every AT&T cellular network customer, the company said Friday, a breach that has the potential to reveal sensitive...
Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers - NBC News
WEBJul 28, 2021 · Step One: Turn off phone. Step Two: Turn it back on. That’s it. At a time of widespread digital insecurity it turns out that the oldest and simplest computer fix there is — turning a device off...
AT&T breach leaked call and text records from ‘nearly all’ wireless ...
WEBJul 12, 2024 · AT&T has disclosed a hack that allowed a hacker to “illegally download” the call and text records from “nearly all” mobile customers for six months in 2022.
FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that
WEB4 days ago · The FBI has used a court order to seize control of a network of hundreds of thousands of hacked internet routers and other devices that Chinese government-linked hackers were using to threaten ...
Europol Shuts Down Major Phishing Scheme Targeting ... - The Hacker News
WEB2 days ago · As many as 1.2 million mobile phones are believed to have been unlocked to date. "While iServer was essentially an automated phishing platform, its specific focus on harvesting credentials to unlock stolen phones set it apart from typical phishing-as-a-service offerings," Group-IB said. iServer, per the Singapore-based company, offered a …
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WEBLaw enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of an international criminal network that leveraged a phishing platform to unlock stolen or lost mobile phones.