A new Forescout’s Vedere Labs report details the state of medical device security, noting that while the data shows healthcare’s risk-level is lower than other sectors, it’s a reflection of visibility, not risk profiles.
WhatsApp users' account access keys are being stolen by an updated version of the malicious modded WhatsApp Android application dubbed 'YoWhatsApp', which has the same permissions but features interface customization and chat access blocking not available in the original app, reports BleepingComputer.
Voice phishing attacks have been leveraged by threat actors to target Italian online banking users with the Copybara Android banking trojan, according to The Hacker News.
CyberScoop reports that the White House National Security Council intends to introduce a consumer products cybersecurity labeling program next spring in an effort to bolster internet-connected devices' digital protections.
Challenges facing many providers can’t be boiled down into a singular problem or solution, and current assessments of risk could leave a vulnerable market unable to see the forest through the trees.
Four British researchers discovered the vulnerabilities, two of which were critical and could allow a malicious server to read user messages and impersonate devices.
Kaspersky researchers noticed a rather clever way threat actors are deceiving users in China into downloading a malicious Tor browser installer that can be used to track the history and location of its victims.
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