… With these types of invasive and potentially devastating scams on the rise, Dave Kleidermacher, Android's vice president of security and privacy, and Eugene Liderman, director of Android security and privacy product, say that there was a real desire within Google to move defenses for victims forwar… …
… To do so, follow this sequence: Open Settings, Privacy & Security, and tap Blocked Contacts. Unfortunately, blocking individual numbers isn’t very effective when telemarketers or scammers are contacting you, as they use multiple numbers and change them frequently. …
… Business email compromise, tech and customer support scams, personal data breaches, and confidence or romance scams, make up the other most common crime reports. …
… Russian Hackers Are Going After Signal Accounts, Dutch Officials Warn Two of the Netherlands’ intelligence agencies, the General Intelligence and Security Service and the Defence Intelligence and Security Service, issued a joint cybersecurity notice warning the public that Russian state hackers hav… …
… While phishing scams, and the pipeline to extort high value accounts, are not new, Rachel Tobac, CEO of data protection company SocialProof Security, thinks the problem could get worse with upcoming midterm elections. …
… Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. …
… While you can find bargains and reputable sellers, there is some risk, and support can prove disappointing and take a long time if you ever have to dispute something. eBay: You can find everything on eBay, sellers have ratings, and there is some protection against scams. …
… Numerous people online, as well as the Swiss National Cybersecurity Center, have reported receiving phishing messages after losing or having their iPhones stolen, with the attackers aiming to get access to Apple iCloud accounts and remove them from phones. “To make the messages look convincing, the… …
… That incident triggered an investigation by the DHS Office of the Inspector General, which found that the group within DHS that had issued the request, the US Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility, violated its own policies in about one out of every five summonses th…
… Finally, we detailed Russia’s effort to create a local competitor to Starlink satellite internet service—with all the privacy and security concerns that entails. And there’s more. Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. …