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South Africa wants to fight SIM swapping with biometric checks

The independent communications authority of South Africa (ICASA) has submitted a radical proposal to tackle the problem of SIM swapping attacks in the country, suggesting that local service providers should keep biometric data of cellphone number owners. [...]
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Phishing kits constantly evolve to evade security software

Modern phishing kits sold on cybercrime forums as off-the-shelve packages feature multiple and sophisticated detection avoidance and traffic filtering systems to ensure that internet security solutions won't mark them as a threat. [...]
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URL rendering trick enabled WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage phishing

A set of flaws affecting the world's leading messaging and email platforms, including Instagram, iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, and Facebook Messenger, has allowed threat actors to create legitimate-looking phishing URLs for the past three years. [...]
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Okta: "We made a mistake" delaying the Lapsus$ hack disclosure

Okta has admitted that it made a mistake delaying the disclosure of hack from the Lapsus$ data extortion group that took place in January. Additionally, the company has provided a detailed timeline of the incident and its investigation activities. [...]
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