Robocalls now flooding US phones with 200m calls per day

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:24:15 +0000

According to a new report, nearly 30% of all US calls placed in the first half of 2019 were garbage, as in, nuisance, scam or fraud calls.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/UDmV3nOCTag” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US Treasury targets North Korean hacking groups

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:49:50 +0000

The US has formally sanctioned the Lazarus Group and offshoots Bluenoroff and Andariel, which are allegedly acting on behalf of the DPRK.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8GcM-gDnzJI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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iPhone lockscreen bypass: iOS 13 tricked into showing your contacts

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:43:04 +0000

This time, José Rodríguez came up with a way to trick the iOS 13 beta into showing its address book without the need to unlock the screen.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ItkiemPxojs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google fixes Chromebook 2FA flaw in ‘built-in security key’

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:35:33 +0000

Google has discovered a flaw in a Chromebook security feature which allows owners to press their device’s power button to initiate U2F 2FA.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wxhr_hHEAl8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Simjacker silent phone hack could affect a billion users

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:24:13 +0000

The shadowy world of phone-surveillance-for-hire became a little clearer last week following the discovery of a phone exploit called Simjacker.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/QZ2DMZ452TM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Tiny Pacific nation forges ahead with national cryptocurrency

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:00:44 +0000

The Marshall Islands is facing rising seas and financial isolation. But critics say their get-rich-quick cryptocurrency scheme won’t work.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LvYhpd-UdBw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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