‘Stop Texting’: FBI Warning Drives Apple’s iPhone Messaging Update
For a decade and a half, iPhone users have lived in a secure messaging bubble. Text another iPhone? You’re safe....
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Samsung to Shut Down Its Messaging App, Switch to Google Messages in July
Image: Jonas Leupe / (Unsplash) Samsung is saying goodbye to its own texting app and handing the keys to Google....
Android Alert: 50 Google Play Apps Linked to ‘NoVoice’ Malware Reached 2.3M Downloads
Image: Luis Andrés Villalón Vega/Unsplash Hackers didn’t sneak past Google Play’s defenses. They walked right through the front door. Downloaded...
AutoSecT Mobile: Automating Android and iOS Security Testing
Your banking app knows your face. It reads your fingerprint. It trusts that the person holding the phone is...
Oklahoma Tax Breach and FBI Impersonation Scam: This Week in Scams
A tax system breach in Oklahoma is putting highly sensitive personal information at risk. And unfortunately, this is exactly the kind of...
Apple Issues Rare Patch: Up to 270M iPhones Could Be Vulnerable to ‘DarkSword’ Exploit
Image: Danil_Rudenko/Envato Elements In a rare move, Apple is rewriting its own security playbook to stop a fast-spreading iPhone hack....
Apple expands “DarkSword” patches to iOS 18.7.7
Apple widened its latest iOS 18 security update to cover far more iPhones and iPads, specifically to stop real‑world...
Operation NoVoice: Android Malware Found in 50+ Apps Can Hijack Devices
McAfee’s mobile research team has uncovered a large-scale Android malware campaign we’re tracking as Operation NoVoice. The campaign was distributed through more than 50 apps...
Operation NoVoice: Rootkit Tells No Tales
Authored By: Ahmad Zubair Zahid McAfee’s mobile research team identified and investigated an Android rootkit campaign tracked as Operation Novoice. The malware described...
Criminals are renting virtual phones to bypass bank security
Researchers at Group-IB warn about criminals using virtual Android devices to bypass modern security solutions. Cloud phones are virtual...
Got a “Court Notice” Text? Ignore It. Plus, the Crunchyroll Breach: This Week in Scams
A text that looks like it came straight from a courthouse is making the rounds across the U.S. And yes,...
Millions of UK iPhone Users Will Need to Verify Their Age — Here’s Why
Image: borodai/Envato Elements Apple is quietly changing how iPhones work for millions of users in the United Kingdom. The company...
Google Reinvents Android Sideloading to Thwart Scammers
Image: ant/Adobe Google is changing how Android users install apps from outside the Play Store, introducing a new process that...
This Week in Scams: Why That “Booking Confirmation” Message Might Be Fake
The post This Week in Scams: Why That “Booking Confirmation” Message Might Be Fake appeared first on McAfee Blog. (more…)
New Research: Hackers Are Using AI-Written Code to Spread Malware
McAfee Labs has uncovered a widespread malware campaign hiding inside fake downloads for things like game mods, AI tools, drivers,...
