NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Apple often promotes the App Store as a secure place to download apps. The company highlights strict reviews and a closed system as key protections for iPhone users. That reputation now faces serious questions. New research shows that thousands of iOS apps approved by Apple contain hidden…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Most people think identity theft starts with a massive hack. In reality, it usually starts much more quietly, with bits of personal information you didn’t even realize were public: old addresses, family connections, phone numbers and shopping habits. All are sitting on data broker sites that most…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chinese state-linked hackers breached mobile phones at “the heart of Downing Street” amid a global cyber-espionage campaign over several years targeting telecommunication networks, according to reports. U.S. officials first alerted its allies in 2024 after finding out that hacking groups had gained access to telecom companies around…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Google designed Fast Pair to make Bluetooth connections fast and effortless. One tap replaces menus, codes and manual pairing. That convenience now comes with serious risk. Security researchers at KU Leuven uncovered flaws in Google’s Fast Pair protocol that allows silent device takeovers. They named the attack…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! AI assistants are supposed to make life easier. Tools like Microsoft Copilot can help you write emails, summarize documents, and answer questions using information from your own account. But security researchers are now warning that a single bad link could quietly turn that convenience into a privacy…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cybercriminals are happy to target almost any industry where data can be stolen. In many cases, less prepared and less security-focused companies are simply easier targets. A recent ransomware attack on a company tied to dozens of gas stations across Texas shows exactly how this plays out….
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Online shopping feels familiar and fast, but a hidden threat continues to operate behind the scenes. Researchers are tracking a long-running web skimming campaign that targets businesses connected to major payment networks. Web skimming is a technique where criminals secretly add malicious code to checkout pages so…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s internet blackout has hardened into a permanent system of digital repression, with the regime treating citizens’ access to the outside world as an “existential threat,” according to digital rights monitors. Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported Monday that Iran’s connectivity landscape had shifted dramatically as the country…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brightspeed, one of the largest fiber broadband providers in the United States, is investigating claims that hackers stole sensitive data tied to more than one million customers. The allegations surfaced when a group calling itself the Crimson Collective posted messages on Telegram warning Brightspeed employees to check…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new malware campaign is turning WhatsApp Web into a weapon. Security researchers say a banking Trojan linked to Astaroth is now spreading automatically through chat messages, making the attack harder to stop once it starts. The campaign is known as Boto Cor-de-Rosa. It shows how cybercriminals…