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Kristin Del Rosso and other threat researchers with cybersecurity company Lookout have found a new kind of coronavirus cyberattack designed to spread potentially malicious Android applications that appear to be the most recent piece of tooling in a larger mobile surveillance campaign operating out of Libya and targeting Libyan individuals. At least three new apps related to coronavirus have been created using the same infrastructure as those applications and the Lookout investigation discovered that they can be traced back to IP addresses operated by Libyan Telecom and Technology, a consumer internet service provider.
Authorities in the United States and Israel are eyeing ways to use mobile-phone and other location-based data to help control the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19, raising serious privacy concerns about the practice of using and sharing people's personal data during the time of a global health crisis. The government is mulling this potential compiling of people's personal and location-specific data with the purpose of mapping the spread of infection and using this knowledge to provide solutions to the problem, according to the report.
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ZimperiumZimperium, the global leader in mobile threat defense, announced a first-of-its-kind complete Mobile Application Protection Suite, a comprehensive solution that helps organizations protect their mobile apps throughout their entire life cycle. "Until now, organizations trying to secure their mobile apps have been forced to piecemeal security solutions together," said Nitin Bhatia, chief strategy officer at Zimperium.
The launch of "Mobile Optimization Pro," powered by NetMotion, further expands Deutsche Telekom's offerings in the mobile enterprise space and gives customers in verticals such as transportation and logistics, automotive, manufacturing, public safety, professional services and pharmaceuticals access to powerful connectivity solutions that improve the user experience. Combining Deutsche Telekom's position as Germany's leading business telecommunications provider with NetMotion's expertise in enhancing security and user experience for mobile workers, Germany's remote and mobile workforces will benefit from always on, optimized and encrypted cellular and Wi-Fi connections that help increase productivity.
Hackers are using hidden mobile apps, third-party login and counterfeit gaming videos to target consumers, according to McAfee. Hidden apps are the most active mobile threat facing consumers, generating nearly 50% of all malicious activities in 2019- a 30% increase from 2018.
T-Mobile US was hacked by miscreants who may have stolen some customer information. The hackers gained access to employee email accounts, which contained customer account information.
Wireless carrier T-Mobile is sending notifications to its customers to inform them of a data breach that resulted in some of their personal information being compromised. Because some of these accounts contained account information for T-Mobile customers and employees, the attack essentially resulted in that data being accessed by a third-party.
US-based telecom giant T-Mobile has suffered yet another data breach incident that recently exposed personal and accounts information of both its employees and customers to unknown hackers. What happened? In a breach notification posted on its website, T-Mobile today said its cybersecurity team recently discovered a sophisticated cyberattack against the email accounts of some of its employees that resulted in unauthorized access to the sensitive information contained in it, including details for its customers and other employees.
Cybercriminals are finding new ways to get malware on mobile devices, including abusing Android's accessibility features, according to a McAfee report. "Certain apps are hiding themselves and stealing resources and data from mobile devices, according to a new report by security firm McAfee. This is a growing threat comprising almost half of all malicious mobile malware, and a 30% increase from 2018, said Raj Samani, chief scientist and McAfee fellow, who authored the Q1 2020 McAfee Mobile Threat Report. SEE: Top Android security tips"This shows where the focus from criminals [is] on the mobile platform, which is in stark contrast to non-mobile malware,'' Samani said.