Apple is Making Big App Store Changes in Europe Over New Rules. Could it Mean More iPhone Hacking?

Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe— at the risk of creating new avenues for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on the devices.
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US Sanctions Spyware Company and Executives Who Targeted American Journalists, Government Officials

The Treasury Department sanctioned individuals associated with Intellexa Consortium, maker of the powerful Predator Spyware.
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AT&T Says the Outage to Its US Cellphone Network Was Not Caused by a Cyberattack

AT&T said the hourslong outage to its U.S. cellphone network Thursday appeared to be the result of a technical error, not a malicious attack.
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Researchers Devise ‘VoltSchemer’ Attacks Targeting Wireless Chargers

Researchers document VoltSchemer attacks that manipulate power voltage to take over commercial wireless chargers.
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Diversifying Defenses: FjordPhantom Malware Shows Importance of a Multi-Pronged Approach

Security teams need to combine the angles of client-side and server-side detection in order to have the best chance of mitigating the risk of advanced mobile malware.
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Mysterious ‘MMS Fingerprint’ Hack Used by Spyware Firm NSO Group Revealed

The existence of a previously unknown infection technique used by spyware firm NSO Group is suggested by a single line in a contract between NSO and the telecom regulator of Ghana.
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New Wi-Fi Authentication Bypass Flaws Expose Home, Enterprise Networks

A couple of Wi-Fi authentication bypass vulnerabilities found in open source software can expose enterprise and home networks to attacks.
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