Mobile
Beijing Winter Olympics MY2022 mobile app filled with security vulnerabilities
Winter Olympics 2022 that are scheduled to be held in Beijing from next month i.e. in between February 4th to February 22nd, 2022 is in news for wrong reasons. The MY2022 app that needs to be installed by all the participants attending the event is reported to be filled with several security vulnerabilities, allowing hackers […]
Seven years security updates to mobile users in Germany
German government is urging mobile manufactures to offer security updates for devices up to seven years or at least 6 years so that it could increase the life of usage of phones to over 5 years. Already a proposal in this regard has been passed on to the European Union that also makes it mandatory […]
Mobile Security Scare makes UK Boris Johnson dump his old phone number
The old phone number of Britain’s PM Boris Johnson that has been freely available on the internet for the past 15 years is no longer available with him and this was confirmed by his cabinet secretary last week. As retaining a phone number for longer periods attracts unnecessary attention from hostile nations, the PM was […]
Google MFA and its security deal with Crowdstrike
On the occasion of World Password Day on May 6th, 2021, Google announced it intends to roll out 2 step verification (2SV) to all its users in coming days to strengthen the trust of its users for mobile security. Therefore, to all the users whose accounts have been properly configured, the 2SV feature will be […]
Customer Spotlight: Managing Uploads to Non-Traditional Applications
2020 was a challenging year for cybersecurity teams. They had to secure an unexpected shift to remote work in a matter of days, respond to a surge in BYOD usage, and maintain secure operations without physical access to the resources that they typically use–all without compromising productivity or performance. During this period, our security research […]
Mobile Adware makes online banking services as Prime Targets
As per the document ‘Mobile Malware Evolution 2020’ document released by Kaspersky, the online banking services have become prime targets to those spreading Mobile Adware. And the threat report says that hackers are now focusing on improving the quality of adware, rather than raising their victimizing scope with mass attacks. Among the most popular adware […]
Keep your e-wallets safe from Cyber Attacks says Kaspersky
Russian Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has warned all those who have a used to the habit of storing digital currency in their e-wallets, and this includes those dealing with cryptocurrency like Bitcoins and Monero as well. The Eugene Kaspersky led firm has warned the mobile wallet industry that their USD $1.9 billion transactions that take place […]
Massive mobile banking cyber fraud discovered by IBM
Cybersecurity researchers from IBM have recently discovered a massive banking cyber fraud that reportedly led to the steal of millions of dollars from innocent customers living in Europe and United States. International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation says that the attack is the work of highly sophisticated hackers who could be funded by one adversary of […]
Samsung Knox Mobile Security to help safeguard data of Government & Private
Korean mobile giant Samsung has made it official yesterday that it is going to extend its multi-layered security platform “Knox” to all its devices and appliances pretty soon. And the objective in doing so is to safeguard government and private data against cyber crooks and malware attacks. “As governments around the globe are our biggest […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos phone hacked by Saudi Government
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s phone is reported to have been hacked by the Saudi government as a part of a malicious effort to defame and harm the world’s richest man. This was revealed by Gavin De Becker, the security chief of the Amazon Chief in an interview to the sensational news resource The Daily Beast. […]
