Predatory loan mobile apps grab data, harass users and their contacts
Lookout researchers have discovered nearly 300 Android and iOS apps that trick victims into unfair loan terms, exfiltrate excessive user data from mobile devices, and then use …
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Malicious droppers on Google Play deliver banking malware to victims
Android users are often advised to get mobile apps from Google Play, the company’s official app marketplace, to minimize the possibility of downloading malware. After …
Risk management focus shifts from external to internal exposure
Coalfire released its fourth annual Securealities Penetration Risk Report which analyzes enterprise and cloud service providers (CSPs) internal and external attack vectors, …
Vulnerability in Amazon Ring app allowed access to private camera recordings
A vulnerability in the Android version of the Ring app, which is used to remotely manage Amazon Ring outdoor (video doorbell) and indoor surveillance cameras, could have been …
Issue in digital COVID-19 test could have allowed individuals to falsify results
WithSecure and Cue Health have worked together to address a security issue that WithSecure discovered in Cue’s COVID-19 test, which delivers the results of a nasal swab test …
The impact of API security on how consumers view brands
ThreatX released the results of a survey which highlights the risk of API attacks on the consumer experience. Nearly every software application and mobile application uses, or …
How mobile app usage data could reveal a person’s identity
The time a person spends on different smartphone apps is enough to identify them from a larger group in more than one in three cases say researchers, who warn of the …
A 2022 priority: Automated mobile application security testing
The use of mobile devices has skyrocketed in the past two years and with it the mobile app market. It’s predicted mobile apps will generate more than $935 billion in revenue …
Online shopping at risk: Mobile application and API cyber attacks at critical high
Protecting mobile applications and APIs against automated threats is a top priority for online commerce businesses, according to data from a study published by DataDome. …
Mobile phishing exposure in the energy industry surged 161% in 2021
Mobile phishing exposure surged 161% within the energy industry between the second half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, a Lookout report reveals. The research indicates …
Financial services need to prioritize API security to protect their customers
Noname Security and Alissa Knight, Partner at Knight Ink and recovering hacker, announced a research which unveils a number of vulnerabilities in the banking, cryptocurrency …
WFH is here to stay: Five tactics to improve security for remote teams
When the pandemic took hold, most companies were forced to turn their employees into a fully operational remote workforce within the span of one week. And while some …