“Google is keeping an eye on where you go on the internet. Back in 2020 Google announced the beginning of the end of third-party cookies that track you as you click around the Chrome web browser.”
Android spyware masquerades as a System Update
“Malware of all kinds on Android are nothing new. Some even manage to get past Google Play Store’s security checks. Most, however, ride on apps that are sourced outside of Android’s sanction app store and those are often able to wreak more havoc than normal harmful apps.”
Verizon 5G Home Internet expands: Price and speed details vs T-Mobile
“It’s clearly the week for 5G home internet launches, with Verizon lighting up two new markets on the heels of T-Mobile launching its own 4G/5G-router.”
The Personal Data of Over 533M Facebook Users Has Been Posted Online
“Names, locations, and phone numbers are all available as part of this massive data leak.”
T-Mobile is the first US carrier to make Google Messages its default SMS app
“Google’s Messages platform just got a big boost from T-Mobile, with the carrier announcing on Monday that the RCS app will come standard on all current and future Android phones it sells.”
Vulnerabilities in Single Sign-On services could be abused to bypass authentication controls
“SAML XML injection gives attackers free rein over user accounts, although hard-to-execute bug proves real-world threat is minimal UPDATED A class of vulnerability detected in several Single Sign-On (SSO) services might allow attackers to hack into corporate systems, security researchers at NCC Grou”
Critical netmask networking bug impacts thousands of applications
“Popular npm library netmask has a critical networking vulnerability. The component gets over 3 million weekly downloads, and as of today, has scored over 238 million total downloads over its lifetime. Further, about 278,000 GitHub repositories depend on netmask.”
T-Mobile: First US network to comply with FCC’s STIR/SHAKEN protocol deadline
“For years now, US carriers have been doing their best to protect their customers against scam callers. It has gotten so bad that the government has even implemented rules against it and encouraged carriers to take the concern seriously.”
New Android malware spies on you while posing as a System Update
“New malware with extensive spyware capabilities steals data from infected Android devices and is designed to automatically trigger whenever new info is read to be exfiltrated.”
Apple releases iPhone, iPad, Watch security patch for zero-day bug under active attack
“Apple has released an update for iPhones, iPads and Watches to patch a security vulnerability under active attack by hackers. The security update lands as iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2, which also covers a patch to older devices as iOS 12.5.2. watchOS also updates to 7.3.3.”
