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Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms

Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.

Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras

Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.

Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version

Twitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.

Facebook’s In-app Browser on iOS Tracks ‘Anything You Do on Any Website’

Researcher shows how Instagram and Facebook’s use of an in-app browser within both its iOS apps can track interactions with external websites.

Authentication Risks Discovered in Okta Platform

Four newly discovered attack paths could lead to PII exposure, account takeover, even organizational data destruction.

Human Error Blamed for Leak of 1 Billion Records of Chinese Citizens

A developer appears to have divulged credentials to a police database on a popular developer forum, leading to a breach and subsequent bid to sell 23 terabytes of personal data on the dark web.

Leaky Access Tokens Exposed Amazon Photos of Users

Hackers with Amazon users’ authentication tokens could’ve stolen or encrypted personal photos and documents.

Google Warns Spyware Being Deployed Against Android, iOS Users

The company is warning victims in Italy and Kazakhstan that they have been targeted by the malware from Italian firm RCS Labs.

Facebook Messenger Scam Duped Millions

One well crafted phishing message sent via Facebook Messenger ensnared 10 million Facebook users and counting.

Kaiser Permanente Exposes Nearly 70K Medical Records in Data Breach

Attackers gained access to private account details through an email compromise incident that occurred in April.

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