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Gmail to Replace SMS Authentication With QR Codes for Two-Factor Authentication
Google will stop supporting SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for Gmail, replacing it with QR code support. This change aims to enhance security, as malicious users can trick people into sharing SMS login codes, undermining 2FA. While the old SMS-based system is still used on many platforms, QR codes are expected to provide better protectio...
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Vi Allegedly Exposed Data of 301 Million Customers, Telco Denies Claim
Multiple vulnerabilities in the system of Vodafone Idea (Vi) allegedly exposed details of customers online. Call records, full names and addresses of customers, and SMS details were reportedly leaked online. Vi denied the report and said that it fixed a potential vulnerability in its billing communication immediately after it learned about the bug.
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Malicious Covid Vaccine Message Attacking Android Phones: Cyber Agency
A fake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS that "maliciously" gains entry into a users' Android phone leading to compromise of individual contact list is in circulation, the central cyber security agency has alerted.
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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine SMS Compromising Android Phones Spreading: CERT-In
A fake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS that "maliciously" gains entry into a users' Android phone leading to compromise of individual contact list is in circulation, the federal cyber security agency has alerted.
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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Registration SMS Message in Circulation, Aims to Install Malicious App
A fake SMS message is in circulation in India that pretends to offer an app to allow free COVID-19 vaccine registration. It carries a link to an app that propagates malware.
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Google Details ‘Joker’ Malware That Plagued the Play Store, Claims It Removed 1,700 Apps
Traces of ‘Joker’ or ‘Bread’ malware family go back to 2017, wherein it first indulged in SMS fraud and later moved on to toll fraud after Google restricted use of SMS permission. Google claims that they have at some point used just about every cloaking and obfuscation technique under the sun in an attempt to go undetected.
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New Android Ransomware Found Spreading via SMS Messages, Lures Victims by Pretending to Be Porn
ESET researchers have found a new Android ransomware, dubbed Android/Filecoder.C, that is believed to be active since July 12.
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Malicious Apps Found on Google Play Charging Premium Fees for Fake Services: Check Point
This new variant of an Android malware is called 'ExpensiveWall' and it sends fraudulent premium SMS messages and charges users' accounts for fake services without their knowledge.
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Bulk SMSes, Voice Messages to Be Monitored by Election Commission
The services may sometimes be misused for sending malicious and vilifying material in political campaigning, violating electoral laws.
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HTML5-based mobile apps vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks: Experts
A notorious problem of the HTML5-based technology is that malicious code can be easily injected into the programme and get executed.
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Malicious mobile apps soar by 600 percent globally: Study
Malicious software is used by attackers to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information or gain access to private computer systems.
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Cyber Cell nabs 4 for circulating malicious SMSes
Close on the heels of the mass exodus of northeastern people from various states in the country after mails and SMSes did the rounds warning of retaliatory attacks for the ongoing violence in Assam, the Cyber Cell of the Pune police arrested four persons in two separate cases yesterday for their contribution to the panic situation.
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Gmail to Replace SMS Authentication With QR Codes for Two-Factor Authentication
Google will stop supporting SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for Gmail, replacing it with QR code support. This change aims to enhance security, as malicious users can trick people into sharing SMS login codes, undermining 2FA. While the old SMS-based system is still used on many platforms, QR codes are expected to provide better protectio...
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Vi Allegedly Exposed Data of 301 Million Customers, Telco Denies Claim
Multiple vulnerabilities in the system of Vodafone Idea (Vi) allegedly exposed details of customers online. Call records, full names and addresses of customers, and SMS details were reportedly leaked online. Vi denied the report and said that it fixed a potential vulnerability in its billing communication immediately after it learned about the bug.
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Malicious Covid Vaccine Message Attacking Android Phones: Cyber Agency
A fake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS that "maliciously" gains entry into a users' Android phone leading to compromise of individual contact list is in circulation, the central cyber security agency has alerted.
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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine SMS Compromising Android Phones Spreading: CERT-In
A fake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS that "maliciously" gains entry into a users' Android phone leading to compromise of individual contact list is in circulation, the federal cyber security agency has alerted.
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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Registration SMS Message in Circulation, Aims to Install Malicious App
A fake SMS message is in circulation in India that pretends to offer an app to allow free COVID-19 vaccine registration. It carries a link to an app that propagates malware.
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Google Details ‘Joker’ Malware That Plagued the Play Store, Claims It Removed 1,700 Apps
Traces of ‘Joker’ or ‘Bread’ malware family go back to 2017, wherein it first indulged in SMS fraud and later moved on to toll fraud after Google restricted use of SMS permission. Google claims that they have at some point used just about every cloaking and obfuscation technique under the sun in an attempt to go undetected.
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New Android Ransomware Found Spreading via SMS Messages, Lures Victims by Pretending to Be Porn
ESET researchers have found a new Android ransomware, dubbed Android/Filecoder.C, that is believed to be active since July 12.
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Malicious Apps Found on Google Play Charging Premium Fees for Fake Services: Check Point
This new variant of an Android malware is called 'ExpensiveWall' and it sends fraudulent premium SMS messages and charges users' accounts for fake services without their knowledge.
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Bulk SMSes, Voice Messages to Be Monitored by Election Commission
The services may sometimes be misused for sending malicious and vilifying material in political campaigning, violating electoral laws.
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HTML5-based mobile apps vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks: Experts
A notorious problem of the HTML5-based technology is that malicious code can be easily injected into the programme and get executed.
-
Malicious mobile apps soar by 600 percent globally: Study
Malicious software is used by attackers to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information or gain access to private computer systems.
-
Cyber Cell nabs 4 for circulating malicious SMSes
Close on the heels of the mass exodus of northeastern people from various states in the country after mails and SMSes did the rounds warning of retaliatory attacks for the ongoing violence in Assam, the Cyber Cell of the Pune police arrested four persons in two separate cases yesterday for their contribution to the panic situation.
