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How to Get Around the US TikTok Ban
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 05:39:26 +0000
TikTok is now unavailable in the United States—and getting around the ban isn’t as simple as using a VPN. Here’s what you need to know.
Read MoreUS Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: New details emerge about China’s cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US devices, and victims of the PowerSchool edtech breach reveal what hackers stole.
Read MoreThe FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel Isn’t Leaving Without a Fight
Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:48:19 +0000
As the US faces “the worst telecommunications hack in our nation’s history,” by China’s Salt Typhoon hackers, the outgoing FCC chair is determined to bolster network security if it’s the last thing she does.
Read MoreHackers Likely Stole FBI Call Logs From AT&T That Could Compromise Informants
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:14:45 +0000
A breach of AT&T that exposed “nearly all” of the company’s customers may have included records related to confidential FBI sources, potentially explaining the bureau’s new embrace of end-to-end encryption.
Read MoreWhatsApp spear phishing campaign uses QR codes to add device
A cybercriminal campaign linked to Russia is deploying QR codes to access the WhatsApp accounts of high-profile targets like journalists, members…
Read MoreIoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024
Credit to Author: Trend Micro Research| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000
Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras.
Read MoreNew Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts
Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000
In mid-November 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the Russian threat actor we track as Star Blizzard sending their typical targets spear-phishing messages, this time offering the supposed opportunity to join a WhatsApp group. This is the first time we have identified a shift in Star Blizzard’s longstanding tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to leverage a […]
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