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Transforming SMS into the most secure channel for operators, brands, banks, consumers, and businesses with patent-pending Zero Trust SMS.
San Francisco
Joined July 2011
It’s time for a new way to spot & avoid online impersonators inside any mobile app or service: Messages including SMS and iMessage, Mail, Gmail, Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, QR Codes…. All without opening a link. Zero Trust for URLs.
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Phishing by SMS didn't really occur much before 2019. “Pakistan has become the latest target of a threat actor called the Smishing Triad, marking the first expansion of its footprint beyond the E.U., Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., and the U.S.”.
thehackernews.com
Smishing Triad expands to Pakistan, while Google uncovers Brazilian threat actors PINEAPPLE, UNC5176, and FLUXROOT.
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RT @Paul__Walsh: I just took aim at one of the biggest telco/security giants: @Cisco @CiscoSecure. "Under Scrutiny: Why Isn’t the Tech Gian….
paul-walsh.medium.com
As expected, the SMS phishing messages that have troubled other countries for the past 4 years are now escalating in the US. I received the…
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RT @Paul__Walsh: Note: This is not endorsed or paid for by @VirginMediaIE. This is a standalone service built by @MetaCert. We've restrict….
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“While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Sheridan County Undersheriff Lieutenant Devereaux Johnson spoke on the texting scam – known as smishing – after getting the message on his personal phone.”. #Smishing #ZeroTrustSMS .
sheridanmedia.com
The Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to a type of scam that utilizes texting services disguised as the U.S. Postal Service. While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse,...
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“GitHub Security Lab researcher Kevin Backhouse discovered that Libcue is affected by a vulnerability — tracked as CVE-2023-43641 — that can be exploited for remote code execution by getting the targeted user to click on a malicious link.”.
www.securityweek.com
A one-click exploit targeting the Libcue component of the GNOME desktop environment could pose a serious threat to Linux systems.
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“Ms Bligh says Australia's major banks combined have more people working in their financial fraud teams than the entire Australian Federal Police across the nation.”.
www.abc.net.au
It was a highly sophisticated yet common scam. One that cost Lyn Read $50,000. Money the terminal cancer patient was saving for her last days and to pay for her funeral.
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“attack began with a deceptive SMS phishing campaign directed at Retool’s employees. The malicious individuals pretended to be IT team members and urged recipients to click on a seemingly legitimate link to address a payroll-related problem.
cryptopotato.com
Retool reported 27 cloud customers affected by SMS phishing, which affected several crypto entities.
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SMS Phishing could easily surpass email as the number 1 threat vector inside 2 years judging by the ongoing trend for this nasty threat. This is a missed opportunity for the cybersecurity industry. #ZeroTrustSMS #Smishing.
thehackernews.com
Software company Retool suffered a breach with 27 customer accounts hacked after an SMS-based attack. Google Account sync blamed for the breach, turni
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Well-executed phishing campaigns and targeted attacks typically look like this. The phishing threats you should be most concerned about don't contain spelling mistakes. 😉.
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“Cybercriminals set up a fake website for the TradingView financial market tracking app and advertised the site on Google…”. It almost always starts with phishing.
www.securityweek.com
A malware named Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) has been delivered to users via a malvertising campaign.
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“The leaked data may also be used in phishing attacks.” Yes, it will. “What the organization has not revealed, however, was how the attackers gained access to its systems”. Probably phishing.
www.securityweek.com
Freecycle.org is prompting millions of users to reset their passwords after their credentials were compromised in a data breach.
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Zero Trust SMS is now patent pending, marking our commitment to innovation and safeguarding our unique invention for SMS Security. This step is crucial, especially given instances where certain CPaaS/SMS vendors have “utilized” MetaCert's IP while positioning it as their own.
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“Did you know that #ransomware attacks hit organisations every 11 seconds worldwide?. In fact, the estimated global cost of #cybercrime per year reached €5.5 trillion in 2021.”.
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What security controls did cybercriminals bypass, and how?.
www.theguardian.com
‘Data security incident’ began Thursday at facilities operated by California’s Prospect Medical Holdings
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“CEO of security firm Tenable saying Microsoft is “grossly irresponsible” and mired in a “culture of toxic obfuscation.” 👀.
arstechnica.com
Azure looks like a house of cards collapsing under the weight of exploits and vulnerabilities.
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There once was an Aussie named Pierre.Who liked to work with crypto, oh dear!.He helped MetaCert members,.Avoid digital scammers,.And now their online safety is clear!.
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