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SlashNext announced the on-device AI mobile phishing defense for iOS and Android with natural language and link-based detection to protect users from the exponential increase in mobile-based SMS phishing attacks. Now SlashNext, customers and partners can benefit from the industry's fastest and most accurate, 2.0 mobile AI phishing defense, protecting users from all forms of phishing across all their communication channels - SMS, email, social networking, gaming, collaboration and search - without compromising user privacy or performance.

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed details about an address bar spoofing vulnerability affecting multiple mobile browsers, such as Apple Safari and Opera Touch, leaving the door open for spear-phishing attacks and delivering malware. The issue stems from using malicious executable JavaScript code in an arbitrary website to force the browser to update the address bar while the page is still loading to another address of the attacker's choice.

A set of address-bar spoofing vulnerabilities that affect a number of mobile browsers open the door for malware delivery, phishing and disinformation campaigns. "Essentially, if your browser tells you that a pop-up notification or a page is 'from' your bank, your healthcare provider or some other critical service you depend on, you really should have some mechanism of validating that source. In mobile browsers, that source begins and ends with the URL as shown in the address bar. The fact of the matter is, we really don't have much else to rely on."

Entrust announced the Sigma Instant Desktop Issuance solution, a direct-to-card solution for instant physical and mobile ID issuance. Equipped with cloud-based APIs, Sigma systems bring issuance to the cloud without additional hardware - enabling instant printing for both physical IDs, badges and payment cards.

Hackers with access to the Signaling System 7 used for connecting mobile networks across the world were able to gain access to Telegram messenger and email data of high-profile individuals in the cryptocurrency business. Hackers pulling an SS7 attack can intercept text messages and calls of a legitimate recipient by updating the location of their device as if it registered to a different network.

Learn how to use Apple's Privacy Report in Safari so you can see which websites attempted to track you on your iPhone or iPad. Cross-site trackers operate by tracking you as you surf from one website to another. By default, the mobile version of Safari on your iPhone and iPad tries to prevent cross-site trackers from following you.

Absolute announced the launch of its new Absolute Control mobile app, designed to help customers secure endpoint devices and protect sensitive data while on the go. The user-friendly app extends the power of the Absolute console, enabling IT and Security teams to easily locate lost or stolen devices, check the health of critical endpoint security agents, and take swift action to lock a device if it is determined to be at risk.

The new offerings extend the value of Masergy's Managed SD-WAN Secure solutions to the remote workforce, supporting their network connections with built-in security, dual-link redundancy, load balancing, and dynamic traffic steering capabilities. Businesses of all sizes use Masergy's SD-WAN to provide secure and reliable cloud application performance to office employees, and now their users at home or on the go have access to the same level of security and performance.

The current distributed remote work environment has also triggered a new threat landscape, with malicious actors increasingly targeting mobile devices with phishing attacks. Mobile Molly Works constantly on the go using a range of mobile devices, such as tablets and phones, and often relies on public WiFi networks for work.

The Password Checkup feature came first in the form of a Chrome extension, then was built into Google Account's password manager and Chrome, and now it has been enhanced with support for the ". Enhanced Safe Browsing mode, which was first introduced in Chrome 83, allows users to get a more personalized protection against malicious sites.