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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. The malware has been active since 2023, specifically targeting victims in Vietnam and Thailand.

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Free Smartwatches Are Vector to Hit Military Personnel with Malware

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Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is urging military personnel to be on the lookout for unsolicited, suspicious smartwatches in the mail, warning that the devices could be rigged with malware. According to a CID press release : " Service members across the military have reported receiving smartwatches unsolicited in the mail.

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Why Multi-Factor Authentication is Key to Modern Cybersecurity

CIO Business Intelligence

Multi-factor authentication, or MFA. Multi-factor authentication requires users to provide two or more pieces of evidence in order to gain access to a network, application, or system, and can dramatically decrease the likelihood of infiltration. And if their device has been infiltrated by malware? million to $4.24

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Research Uncovers 3,200+ Mobile Apps Leaking Twitter API Keys

SecureWorld News

New research from security firm CloudSEK shows that more than 3,200 mobile applications were leaking Twitter API (Application Program Interface) keys, which can be used to gain access and take over user accounts. CloudSEK asks in its report, "What all can go wrong with just a bunch of API keys and tokens?" Their response: everything.

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7 Tactics Recently Used By SolarWinds Hackers

SecureWorld News

Use of credentials likely obtained from an info-stealer malware campaign by a third-party actor to gain initial access to organizations.". Abuse of multi-factor authentication leveraging 'push' notifications on smartphones.". Mandiant believes that this access was obtained through residential and mobile IP address proxy providers.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO Business Intelligence

Modern security challenges Data from the Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) shows the three primary ways in which attackers access an organization are stolen credentials, phishing and exploitation of vulnerabilities. Customers can review reports on threats blocked via a special portal.

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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

The outcomes further noted that such concerns create barriers to the adoption of critical technologies that drive value and growth: mobility, cloud and big data. A mid-year breach report from Risk Based Security and the OSF [4] cited that 59% of reported attacks were in the business sector, followed by 16.1% from the government.

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