SIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target’s phone number by porting it into a new eSIM card, a digital SIM stored in a rewritable chip present on many recent smartphone models. […]
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Tech support firms Restoro, Reimage fined $26 million for scare tactics
Tech support companies Restoro and Reimage will pay $26 million to settle charges that they used scare tactics to trick their customers into paying for unnecessary computer repair services. […]
Google Chrome gets real-time phishing protection later this month
Google will roll out a Safe Browsing update later this month that will provide real-time malware and phishing protection to all Chrome users, without compromising their browsing privacy. […]
French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people
France Travail, formerly known as Pôle Emploi, is warning that hackers breached its systems and may leak or exploit personal details of an estimated 43 million individuals. […]
Nissan confirms ransomware attack exposed data of 100,000 people
Nissan Oceania is warning of a data breach impacting 100,000 people after suffering a cyberattack in December 2023 that was claimed by the Akira ransomware operation. […]
Windows 11 gets single Teams app for work and personal accounts
Microsoft will soon provide a single Teams Windows and macOS app for all account types that will allow users to switch between work, school, or personal profiles. […]
Hackers abuse Windows SmartScreen flaw to drop DarkGate malware
A new wave of attacks by the DarkGate malware operation exploits a now-fixed Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability to bypass security checks and automatically install fake software installers. […]
US govt probes if ransomware gang stole Change Healthcare data
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating whether protected health information was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) subsidiary Optum, which operates the Change Healthcare platform, in late February. […]
Fortinet warns of critical RCE bug in endpoint management software
Fortinet patched a critical vulnerability in its FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) software that can allow attackers to gain remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable servers. […]
PixPirate Android malware uses new tactic to hide on phones
The latest version of the PixPirate banking trojan for Android employs a previously unseen method to hide from the victim while remaining active on the infected device even if its dropper app has been removed. […]