Security News

New Aquabot Botnet Exploits CVE-2024-41710 in Mitel Phones for DDoS Attacks
2025-01-30 06:41

A Mirai botnet variant dubbed Aquabot has been observed actively attempting to exploit a medium-severity security flaw impacting Mitel phones in order to ensnare them into a network capable of...

Why is my Mitel phone DDoSing strangers? Oh, it was roped into a new Mirai botnet
2025-01-29 15:32

And now you won't stop calling me, I'm kinda busy A new variant of the Mirai-based malware Aquabot is actively exploiting a vulnerability in Mitel phones to build a remote-controlled botnet,...

Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware
2024-12-16 18:10

Serbian police and intelligence officers used Cellebrite forensic extraction software to unlock journalists’ and activists’ phones and install previously unknown Android spyware called NoviSpy, a...

NoviSpy Spyware Installed on Journalist's Phone After Unlocking It With Cellebrite Tool
2024-12-16 12:45

A Serbian journalist had his phone first unlocked by a Cellebrite tool and subsequently compromised by a previously undocumented spyware codenamed NoviSpy, according to a new report published by...

Phone Phishing Gang Busted: Eight Arrested in Belgium and Netherlands
2024-12-10 11:19

Belgian and Dutch authorities have arrested eight suspects in connection with a "phone phishing" gang that primarily operated out of the Netherlands with an aim to steal victims' financial data...

New Android spyware found on phone seized by Russian FSB
2024-12-05 17:17

After a Russian programmer was detained by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) for fifteen days and his phone confiscated, it was discovered that a new spyware was secretly installed on his...

New iOS Security Feature Makes It Harder for Police to Unlock Seized Phones
2024-11-14 12:05

Everybody is reporting about a new security iPhone security feature with iOS 18: if the phone hasn’t been used for a few days, it automatically goes into its “Before First Unlock” state and has to...

New Google Pixel AI feature analyzes phone conversations for scams
2024-11-13 18:05

Google is adding a new AI-powered scam protection feature that monitors phone call conversations on Google Pixel devices to detect patterns that warn when the caller may be a scammer. [...]

Feds investigate China's Salt Typhoon amid campaign phone hacks
2024-10-28 20:00

'They're taunting us,' investigator says and it looks like it's working The feds are investigating Chinese government-linked cyberspies breaking into the infrastructure of US telecom companies, as...

Voice-enabled AI agents can automate everything, even your phone scams
2024-10-24 06:30

All for the low, low price of a mere dollar Scammers, rejoice. OpenAI's real-time voice API can be used to build AI agents capable of conducting successful phone call scams for less than a dollar.…