Governments could be using push notifications to spy on phones, a top US Senator has warned. Google and Apple phones process push notifications through servers belonging to the tech giants, allowing governments to potentially demand access to this data. Messages, breaking news, and other priority updates all generate push-notifications, meaning that encrypted data, potentially including […]
A threat actor, likely Chinese in origin, is actively attempting to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in the Zimbra open-source email platform as part of spear-phishing campaigns that commenced in December 2021. The espionage operation — codenamed “EmailThief” — was detailed by cybersecurity company Volexity in a technical report published Thursday, noting that successful exploitation of […]
Intelligence officials confirmed in recent days that foreign actors are actively seeking to compromise the private communications of “U.S. political campaigns, candidates and other political targets” while working to compromise the nation’s election infrastructure. Foreign entities are also aggressively spreading disinformation intended to sow voter confusion heading into the fall. There is no evidence that […]
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