Phone Fraud by Industry | The Healthcare and Insurance Story
Call centers in healthcare and insurance industries are often utilized in stressful or unpleasant times concerning complicated issues. However, these providers have limited security measures to determine whether the person they are talking to is the actual policyholder or patient, thus making these industries susceptible to phone fraud. Insurance agencies experienced a massive increase in fraudulent […]
DocuSign Says Breach Led to Phishing Campaign
A recent compromise of a system at DocuSign, the electronic document signing vendor, led to a phishing campaign that’s hitting some of the company’s customers right now. Officials at DocuSign said they had noticed an increase in phishing emails to some customers and users in recent days and began investigating whether the company’s eSignature service […]
iOS 10.3.2 Fixes Long List Of Code-Execution Flaws
Apple has patched a wide range of serious vulnerabilities in iOS 10.3.2, including several flaws in the kernel and a number of others that can be used to execute arbitrary code. Among the more serious vulnerabilities fixed in the new version of iOS are several flaws in SQLite, all of which can lead to arbitrary […]
Google to Streamline Android Update Process
For a decade, Android users have had to rely on a byzantine update process involving Google, device manufacturers, and carriers in order to get security patches and new versions of the operating system. Google is now trying to streamline this process and get updates into users’ hands more quickly through a plan called Project Treble. […]
WannaCry Ransomware Infections Slow as Researchers Fight Back
Three days after the WannaCry ransomware outbreak began, many organizations are still fighting it, despite some temporary solutions implemented over the weekend and the release of some tools to help stop new infections. The ransomware ran rampant through a number of hospitals, telecom providers, and other companies throughout Europe on Friday and continued to spread […]
Major Ransomware Attack Sweeps Europe
UPDATE–Attackers have hit several hospitals in the UK, along with major corporations in Spain and other countries with a ransomware attack, disrupting network and phone operations and forcing some of the hospitals to postpone non-emergency services and divert patients to other facilities. The attack, initially detected at hospitals and other medical facilities in the UK […]
After Reports of Abuse, Developer Disables Phonecord Bot
The developer of the Phonecord bot has disabled it for the time being after security researchers discovered that threat actors were using the bot for harassing calls, including some to federal law enforcement agencies. Phonecord is a bot designed for use on the Discord communications app, which is used by gamers and others to communicate […]
Google Working on Fix for Android Permission Weakness
Google is planning to fix a weakness in some versions of Android that enables malicious apps to take advantage of a special permission in the operating system to install ransomware, show malicious ads, or tae other unwanted actions. The permission was introduced in Android 6.0 and it can allow an app to be displayed on […]
New Phone Bot Being Used in Harassing Calls
Some attackers have taken to using a new phone bot for the Discord chat and voice app to send large numbers of harassing and nuisance calls to individual victims, retailers, and even law enforcement agencies. Known as Phonecord, the bot is being used in a number of different ways. But unlike most other phone-based campaigns, the […]