While authorities add new technologies and teams in their attempt to thwart cybercriminals, the stats are showing that in South Africa at least 50% of individuals polled have experienced some form of cybercrime; and the numbers continue to grow. The volume of internet users in South Africa is increasing and with this digital transformation threat…
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France, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, Mobile, sim swap
50 customers of French bank hit after insider helped SIM swap scammers
French police have arrested a business student interning at the bank Société Générale who is accused of helping SIM-swapping scammers to defraud 50 of its clients. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Securities and Exchange Commission, Security, sim swap, SIM Swapping, Twitter, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, X
US man who hacked SEC’s X account to spike Bitcoin price sentenced to prison
The Department of Justice announced Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the hack.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, malware, sim swap, South Korea
Hackers access sensitive SIM card data at South Korea’s largest telecoms company
Mobile network operator SK Telecom, which serves approximately 34 million subscribers in South Korea, has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack earlier this month that saw malware infiltrate its internal systems, and access data related to customers’ SIM cards. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
CryptoCurrency, data breach, Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, phishing, Scattered Spider, sim swap
King Bob pleads guilty to Scattered Spider-linked cryptocurrency thefts from investors
A Florida man, linked to the notorious Scattered Spider hacking gang, has pleaded guilty to charges related to cryptocurrency thefts which have netted hundreds of thousands of dollars. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Apps, encryption, Global IT News, Global Security News, Government & Policy, mobile phones, privacy, Proton, Security, sim swap, SS7
Cape opens $99/month beta of its privacy-first mobile plan, inks Proton deal, raises $30M
Mobile networks continue to be a major target for cybersecurity breaches, and Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon‘s persistent attacks on multiple carriers are only the latest known examples. The mobile carrier startup Cape is taking a novel approach to addressing the problem: it has built a service it says can provide a more secure, private…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, data breach, Data loss, Global Security News, Law & order, malware, Podcast, Ransomware, sim swap, Smashing Security, Twitter
Smashing Security podcast #404: Podcast not found
The story of how hackers managed to compromise the US Government’s official SEC Twitter account to boost the price of Bitcoins, AI isn’t helping reduce the rife conspiracy theories inside classrooms, and is the funeral bell tolling for ransomware? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by…