Category Archives: SMS spam

309 million Facebook users’ phone numbers (and more) found online

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First, 267m records were exposed & sold for 0.0002 cents each on the Dark Web. It was taken down but got reposted with yet more records. Continue reading 309 million Facebook users’ phone numbers (and more) found online→

Google adds Verified SMS and anti-spam feature to Messages app

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If webmail, WhatsApp and IM are killing SMS, someone might want to tell Google – as it continues to add new features to its Messages app. Continue reading Google adds Verified SMS and anti-spam feature to Messages app→

Hackers exploit SMS gateways to text millions of US numbers

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Receive any strange SMS text messages recently? If you live in the US, there’s a small chance you might have received an SMS with the following text in the last few days from someone called ‘j3ws3r on Twitter’: I’m here to warn the masses about SMS ema… Continue reading Hackers exploit SMS gateways to text millions of US numbers→

Proofpoint acquires Cloudmark for $100M in cybersecurity consolidation play

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 As malicious groups continue to become more sophisticated in their hacking techniques, cybersecurity efforts are attempting to expand in their reach, and that is leading to some consolidation in the field. Today, cybersecurity firm Proofpoint — which provides SaaS products to protect businesses’ email, social media and other services — announced that it would pay $100 million… Read More Continue reading Proofpoint acquires Cloudmark for $100M in cybersecurity consolidation play→