Security News

Companies unprepared to deal with mobile attacks, synthetic identity fraud, CCPA compliance
2019-10-29 06:00

There is a growing impact of large-scale data breaches and fraud on consumer trust and the critical need for businesses to balance the digital consumer experience with strong identity verification...

U.N., UNICEF, Red Cross Under Ongoing Mobile Attack
2019-10-25 16:23

A smart mobile-first phishing effort uses valid certificates to sign fake Office 365 pages, and logs keystrokes in real time.

Ransomware, Mobile Malware Attacks to Surge in 2020
2019-10-25 13:22

Targeted ransomware, mobile malware and other attacks will surge, while companies will adopt AI, better cloud security and cyber insurance to help defend and protect against them.

Phishers strike at mobile wellness app company
2019-10-25 12:35

What were the phishers after? People's login details for Office 365.

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile to replace SMS with RCS Messaging in 2020
2019-10-25 11:34

Mobile carriers in the United States will finally offer a universal cross-carrier communication standard for the next-generation RCS messaging service that is meant to replace SMS and has the...

ThreatList: Sharp Increase in Fake Mobile Apps Impersonating Legit Ones
2019-10-24 13:41

Consumers don't vet apps well enough to mitigate mobile threat risk, according to the latest mobile-threat report from RiskIQ

Accenture’s cloud-based solution helps mobile, cable and wireline operators with 5G deployment
2019-10-24 02:00

Accenture launched its Network Decision Platform, a cloud-based solution that provides communications network operators with an integrated, end-to-end view of fifth-generation (5G), fiber and...

Mobile malware increasingly being used for espionage by state-sponsored groups
2019-10-23 19:15

State-sponsored groups take advantage of the lack of effective mobile malware solutions to target mobile users, according to a new report from BlackBerry.

Fake mobile app fraud tripled in first half of 2019
2019-10-16 05:30

In Q2 2019, RSA Security identified 57,406 total fraud attacks worldwide. Of these, phishing attacks were the most prevalent (37%), followed by fake mobile apps (usually apps posing as those of...

Unencrypted Mobile Traffic on Tor Network Leaks PII
2019-10-15 21:02

Researchers create digital dossiers of mobile users scraped from Tor network traffic.