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Submission + - It's Almost Impossible to Tell if Your iPhone Has Been Hacked (vice.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: A recent vulnerability in WhatsApp shows that there’s little defenders can do to detect and analyze iPhone hacks. Some iOS security experts say this is yet another incident that shows iOS is so locked down it’s hard—if not impossible—to figure out if your own iPhone has been hacked.

Submission + - Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Security researchers have found a new kind of government malware that was hiding in plain sight within apps on Android’s Play Store. According to Google, there were 25 malicious apps over 2 years, and under 1,000 victims. The apps were designed to look like telecom providers' marketing offers, but instead, they hacked the device and siphoned data off to a company's servers.

Submission + - Spyware Company Leaves 'Terabytes' of Selfies, Text Messages, and Location Data (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Spyfone, a company that sells surveillance software to parents and employers left “terabytes of data” including photos, audio recordings, text messages and web history, exposed in a poorly-protected Amazon S3 bucket. We verified that the researcher could access anyone's data by creating a free account and installing the spyware on a test device. After a few hours, the researcher sent me back a picture I took.

Submission + - How Criminals Recruit Telecom Employees to Help Them Hijack SIM Cards (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Sources who work for some of America’s major cellphone carriers tell us how criminals are trying to recruit them to get help hacking victims. Normally, criminals approach them online, offering to pay them in Bitcoin (the equivalent of $100 for example). In exchange, the employee has to log into a company portal and process a so-called SIM swap.

Submission + - Cops Accuse Hacker of Stealing More Than $5 Million in Bitcoin By SIM Swapping (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: California authorities say a 20-year-old college student hijacked more than 40 phone numbers to steal $5 million in Bitcoin, including some from cryptocurrency investors at a blockchain conference Consensus. This is the first reported case of an alleged hacker who was using SIM swapping (also known as SIM hijacking or Port Out Scam) specifically to target people in the blockchain and cryptocurrency worlds.

Submission + - Spyware Seller Shuts Down After Hack (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Retina-X, a company that sells spyware or “stalkerware” for everyday users has ceased operations after yet another hack. Retina-X sells a handful of apps that monitor computers and cellphones. These are marketed to parents and employees but also used by abusive or jealous partners.

Submission + - Meet The Tiny Startup That Sells iPhone And Android Zero Days to Governments (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The story of Azimuth Security, a tiny startup in Australia, provides a rare peek inside the secretive industry that helps government hackers get around encryption. Azimuth is part of an opaque, little known corner of the intelligence world made of hackers who develop and sell expensive exploits to break into popular technologies like iOS, Chrome, Android and Tor.

Submission + - With Camera Permission, iPhone Apps Can Surreptitiously Take Pictures And Videos (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Whenever you give iPhone apps permission to access your camera, the app can surreptitiously take pictures and videos of you as long as the app is in the foreground, a security researcher warned on Wednesday. This is not a bug, but keep it in mind when a random app asks you for permission to access your camera.

Submission + - Mysterious Mac Malware Has Infected Hundreds of Victims for Years (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A mysterious piece of malware has been infecting hundreds of Mac computers for years—and no one noticed until a few months ago. The malware is called "FruitFly," and one of its variants, "FruitFly 2" has infected at least 400 victims over the years. FruitFly 2 is intriguing and mysterious: its goals, who's behind it, and how it infects victims, are all unknown.

Submission + - Hacker Allegedly Steals $7.4 Million In Ethereum After Hijacking ICO (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: An unknown hacker allegedly took over the website of an ethereum startup called Coindash, directing investors to send money to his or her own ethereum digital wallet, instead of the one controlled by Coindash. While Coindash noticed the hack almost immediately, the damage was done, and the hacker amassed more than $7 million in stolen cryptocurrency.

Submission + - iPhone Bugs Are Too Valuable to Report to Apple (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Last year, Apple launched a long-awaited bug bounty program to reward friendly hackers who report flaws in the iPhone to the company. Despite inviting some of the best hackers in the world to join, it's a bit of a flop so far.

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