“CEO of security firm Tenable saying Microsoft is “grossly irresponsible” and mired in a “culture of toxic obfuscation.” 👀 arstechnica.com/security/2023/…

What security controls did cybercriminals bypass, and how? theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a…

"Every text that contains a link should be treated with caution until you are sure it is legitimate" "While @burstsms has not been fined for breaking the anti-scam code, the company could face stronger penalties if further breaches are detected." au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sms-…

“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.” linkedin.com/pulse/how-eu-m…

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.

“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. securityweek.com/7-million-user…

“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. securityweek.com/atomic-macos-s…

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. 😉 x.com/tim_cook/statu…

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/2023/09/retool…

“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-attribu…

“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.” abc.net.au/news/2023-09-1…

“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.” securityweek.com/one-click-gnom…

“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/news/149817/sm…

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I just took aim at one of the biggest telco/security giants: Cisco Cisco Security "Under Scrutiny: Why Isn’t the Tech Giant Offering Network-Based Solutions Against Rising SMS Phishing Threats?" LinkedIn: linkedin.com/pulse/sms-phis… Medium: paul-walsh.medium.com/cisco-under-sc… #ZeroTrustSMS

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/2024/06/grando…

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Palo Alto’s new report calls a global smishing campaign “sophisticated.” It’s not. It’s the same phishing problem that’s existed for decades - fake links leading to fake websites. developer.metacert.com/the-illusion-o…