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iOS malware can fake iPhone shut downs to snoop on camera, microphone

Researchers have developed a new technique that fakes a shutdown or reboot of iPhones, preventing malware from being removed and allowing hackers to secretly snoop on microphones and receive sensitive data via a live network connection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ios-malware-can-fake-iphone-shut-downs-to-snoop-on-camera-microphone/
Crypto platform ARBIX flagged as a rugpull, transfers $10 million

Arbix Finance, an audited and supposedly trustworthy yield farming platform, has been flagged as a 'rugpull,' deleting its site, Twitter, and Telegram channel and transferring $10 million worth of deposited cryptocurrency. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crypto-platform-arbix-flagged-as-a-rugpull-transfers-10-million/
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint adds zero-touch iOS onboarding

Microsoft says zero-touch onboarding for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) on iOS is now available in public preview, allowing enterprise admins to silently install Defender for Endpoint automatically on enrolled devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-adds-zero-touch-ios-onboarding/
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70 investors lose $50 million to fraudsters posing as broker-dealers

A California man confirmed his role in a large-scale and long-running Internet-based fraud scheme that allowed him and other fraudsters to siphon roughly $50 million from dozens of investors over eight years, between 2012 to October 2020. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/70-investors-lose-50-million-to-fraudsters-posing-as-broker-dealers/
France hits Facebook and Google with $210 million in fines

France's National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), the country's data privacy and protection body, has announced a 60 million euro ($68 million) sanction against Facebook and a 150 million euro ($170 million) penalty against Google. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/france-hits-facebook-and-google-with-210-million-in-fines/
Swiss army bans all chat apps but locally-developed Threema

The Swiss army has banned foreign instant-messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp and requires army members to use the locally-developed Threema messaging app instead. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/swiss-army-bans-all-chat-apps-but-locally-developed-threema/
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US online pharmacy Ravkoo links data breach to AWS portal incident

Ravkoo, a US Internet-based pharmacy service, has disclosed a data breach after the company's AWS hosted cloud prescription portal was involved in a security incident that may have led to personal and health information being accessed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-online-pharmacy-ravkoo-links-data-breach-to-aws-portal-incident/
US arrests suspect who stole unpublished books in phishing attacks

An Italian man allegedly involved in a multi-year scheme to fraudulently obtain hundreds of prepublication manuscripts was arrested on Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-arrests-suspect-who-stole-unpublished-books-in-phishing-attacks/
Microsoft: KB5008212 Windows security update breaks Outlook search

Microsoft has acknowledged an issue triggered by a Windows 10, version 21H2 security update released during the December 2021 Patch Tuesday that causes search issues in Outlook for Microsoft 365. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-kb5008212-windows-security-update-breaks-outlook-search/
FlexBooker discloses data breach, over 3.7 million accounts impacted

Accounts of more than three million users of the U.S.-based FlexBooker appointment scheduling service have been stolen in an attack before the holidays and are now being traded on hacker forums. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flexbooker-discloses-data-breach-over-37-million-accounts-impacted/
US counterintelligence shares tips to block spyware attacks

The US National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the Department of State have jointly published guidance on defending against attacks using commercial surveillance tools. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-counterintelligence-shares-tips-to-block-spyware-attacks/