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Privacy Risks in Google’s New Play Store Personalization
Personolization is a double edged sword. On one hand, it enhances user experiences by offering tailored recommendations, but on the other hand, it raises significant privacy concerns. Google Play's recent announcement about ...
Okta Hacked Again, Quishing Is The New Phishing, Google Play Protect Real-Time Scanning
In this episode, we explore the recent Okta breach where hackers obtained sensitive customer data via unauthorized access to the Okta support system. Next, we discuss the emerging threat of “quishing,” a ...
FBI: New Brand Spoofing Vector – Mobile App Beta-Testing Services
The FBI warns that fraudsters have begun mimicking legitimate mobile apps, injecting them with malicious code, and then distributing them through mobile beta-testing app services. Attackers’… ...
How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise
Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious code into benign mobile apps and evade security scanning tools. Google says ...
The FTC’s Complaint Against Ring, Detecting Malware Infected Apps, America’s Most Cybersecure Companies
The FTC charged Ring, the Amazon-owned home security camera company, for compromising customer privacy and having inadequate security measures. Employees accessed private videos, while hackers exploited vulnerabilities and now Ring needs to ...
Password Managers Under Attack, Shady Reward Apps on Google Play, Meta Account Center 2FA Bypass
The attacks on password managers and their users continue as Bitwarden and 1Password users have reported seeing paid ads for phishing sites in Google search results for the official login page of ...
Extra, Extra, VERT Reads All About It: Cybersecurity News for the Week of September 5, 2022
All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us ...
More malware-infested apps found in the Google Play store
Three million Android users may have lost money and had their devices infected by spyware, after the discovery that the official Google Play store has been distributing apps infected by a new ...
Could TikTok Be Removed From App Stores, HackerOne Employee Caught Stealing Vulnerability Reports, California Gun Owner Data Breach
The commissioner of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), asked the CEOs of Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, bug bounty platform HackerOne disclosed that a former employee improperly ...
Truths and Myths of Privacy, Fake Shopping Apps, Borat RAT Malware
Scott and Tom explain why privacy isn’t dead, why should everyone should care about their privacy, and how you should respond to someone that says “I don’t care about privacy, I have ...
