Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers
Plus: Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump campaign emails, Chinese hackers still in US telecoms networks, and an abusive deepfake website plans an expansion.
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Taiwan NSB Alerts Public on Data Risks from TikTok, Weibo, and RedNote Over China Ties
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) has warned that China-developed applications like RedNote (aka Xiaohongshu), Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfer to China.
The alert comes following an inspection of these apps carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) and the Criminal
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Alert: Exposed JDWP Interfaces Lead to Crypto Mining, Hpingbot Targets SSH for DDoS
Threat actors are weaponizing exposed Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) interfaces to obtain code execution capabilities and deploy cryptocurrency miners on compromised hosts.
“The attacker used a modified version of XMRig with a hard-“coded configuration, allowing them to avoid suspicious command-line arguments that are often flagged by defenders,” Wiz researchers Yaara Shriki and Gili
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NightEagle APT Exploits Microsoft Exchange Flaw to Target China’s Military and Tech Sectors
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented threat actor called NightEagle (aka APT-Q-95) that has been observed targeting Microsoft Exchange servers as a part of a zero-day exploit chain designed to target government, defense, and technology sectors in China.
According to QiAnXin’s RedDrip Team, the threat actor has been active since 2023 and has switched network
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Cisco Issues Emergency Fix for Critical Root Credential Flaw in Unified CM
Cisco fixes critical root credential vulnerability in Unified CM rated CVSS 10 urging users to patch now to stop remote admin takeovers.
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In Other News: Hacker Helps Kill Informants, Crylock Developer Sentenced, Ransomware Negotiator Probed
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: drug cartel hires hacker to identify FBI informants, prison time for Russian ransomware developer, ransomware negotiator investigated.
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Your AI Agents Might Be Leaking Data — Watch this Webinar to Learn How to Stop It
Generative AI is changing how businesses work, learn, and innovate. But beneath the surface, something dangerous is happening. AI agents and custom GenAI workflows are creating new, hidden ways for sensitive enterprise data to leak—and most teams don’t even realize it.
If you’re building, deploying, or managing AI systems, now is the time to ask: Are your AI agents exposing confidential data
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Estonia’s cyber ambassador on digitalization, punching upwards and outing GRU spies
Recorded Future News spoke to Estonia’s cyber ambassador-at-large on the sidelines of the Tallinn Cyber Diplomacy Summer School about the country’s efforts to secure its digital services.
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Hunters International Ransomware Gang Rebrands as World Leaks
Hunters International ransomware gang closes after 55 confirmed and 199 unconfirmed cyberattacks. Read about its rebrand to World…
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Google Ordered to Pay $314M for Misusing Android Users’ Cellular Data Without Permission
Google has been ordered by a court in the U.S. state of California to pay $314 million over charges that it misused Android device users’ cellular data when they were idle to passively send information to the company.
The verdict marks an end to a legal class-action complaint that was originally filed in August 2019.
In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs argued that Google’s Android operating system
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