Author: Modernizing Tech
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Security Agencies Issue Guidance on Recent China-Affiliated Telecom Hacks
U.S. security and cybersecurity agencies (along with international partners) have issued a guidance in response to confirmed infiltration on telecom communication systems by China, officially known as People’s Republic of China (PRC),-affiliated groups. While the infiltration was only able to gather meta data such as call records, it was further targeting users involved in government
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DroidBot, a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS), Is Targeting Banking, Crypto Apps
A new Android malware is making rounds and attempting to steal information from unsuspecting users and installs. Being classified as DroidBot, it’s a Remote Access Tool (RAT) utilized in a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model and being used by hacking affiliated groups. Malware-as-a-Service is a subscription model used by hackers and cybercriminals selling their specialized tools and
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Large Development Firm, Chemonics International, Affected By Data Breach
Chemonics International, a large development firm and USAID contractor, was impacted by a data breach affecting the data of thousands of users. According to the report they made in a notice on their website, the hack was first noticed late last year in December 2023, where they found possible hacking activity from earlier in the
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Dangerous “SpyLoan” Apps Growing in Android App Store
Dangerous predatory loan applications, known as SpyLoan or fake loan apps, are growing in numbers in the App Store, many with millions of installs. McAfee’s mobile research team, a security software company, has raised an alarm on the growing wave of these predatory loan apps that are disguised as legitimate financial services but trick users
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Change or Limit Apple’s AI Intelligence Features
Apple has rolled out its new Apple AI Intelligence features last month for iOS 18 on iPhone 15 and 16 (iPad with A17 Pro or M1 and later & Macs with M1 or later too), integrated with ChatGPT enhancing writing and drawing, customization, personalized recommendations for apps, and content suggestions. But some users may be
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Staying Safe When Online Shopping This Black Friday Holiday Season
This year’s Black Friday is expected to reach record spending. This includes Cyber Monday, the online digital version. (Cyber Five, which is the five days of deals between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday, for 2024 is projeced to surpass nearly $40 billion⇗.) It’s a great time to make that needed purchase or replace any electronics
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Security Bypass Vulnerability in WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin CleanTalk
A security vulnerability was recently discovered in the WordPress plugin Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall plugin by CleanTalk by researchers at Wordfence, a full security plugin for WordPress. The plugin aims to keep spam at bay on WordPress websites, which power many websites on the web, by protecting forms and other features on your websites from
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