Is it OK to use text messages for 2-factor authentication? [Ask ZDNet]
Welcome to the first installment of a new weekly advice column, Ask ZDNet. It’s a time-honored editorial format, like Dear Abby but with a...
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Most Singapore IT leaders cannot identify fake messages, but only half concerned about phishing risks
Only 4% of IT decision-makers in Singapore are able to correctly identify phishing SMS and email messages. Despite the apparent lack of judgement, 47%...
Signal now allows you to keep messages and groups after changing phone numbers
Image: Signal Signal has announced it will allow its users to change the phone number associated with a Signal account. Previously, getting a new...
Hackers pretending to be Iranian govt use SMS messages to steal credit card info, create botnet
Security company Check Point Research has uncovered a hacking campaign that involves cyberattackers impersonating Iranian government bodies to infect the mobile devices of Iranian...
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Google Rolls out E2EE For Android Messages App
Google has finally enabled end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for the Messages app in Android but the privacy-enhancing tool remains somewhat limited. Google announced end-to-end encryption...
Android opens up earthquake alerts and end-to-end encrypted messages
Image: Google Google announced a half dozen updates to Android on Tuesday, including the further rollout of earthquake alerts and end-to-end encrypted messages. Earthquake alerts...
Smishing: Police make arrests in crackdown on scam text messages
Police have made eight arrests following operations targeting individuals suspected of sending out “smishing” texts, which aim to steal personal information and financial details...
Fake Netflix App Spreads Malware via WhatsApp Messages – E Hacking News
Researchers have discovered malware camouflaged as a Netflix application, prowling on the Google Play store, spread through WhatsApp messages. As per a Check...
WhatsApp’s ‘disappearing messages’ now available for Indian users; here’s how you can enable disappearing messages on your WhatsApp – E Hacking News
The much popular messaging application earlier announced that they will be rolling out a new ‘Disappearing Messages’ feature, where sent messages disappear after seven...
GO SMS Pro Exposes Messages of Millions of Users
Popular messaging application GO SMS Pro is exposing the audio, video, and photo messages of its users, Trustwave’s SpiderLabs security researchers discovered. With over...