Data breaches
Cybercriminals have created over 250 fake Android and iOS apps targeting Korean users, disguising spyware as legitimate dating, social media, and file-sharing services. These convincing copycats feature professional logos and fake five-star reviews to trick users into downloading them. Once installed, the malware steals contacts, photos, messages, and device data.
Attackers then escalate to personal blackmail, as happened to one victim who downloaded a fake dating app after a breakup. The hacker contacted his family members with threats after luring him into compromising situations. Researchers from Zimperium discovered 88 domains behind the campaign, with 25 indexed by Google search results.
Source: Dark Reading
Cybercriminals have created over 250 fake Android and iOS apps targeting Korean users, disguising spyware as legitimate dating, social media, and file-sharing services. These convincing copycats feature professional logos and fake five-star reviews to trick users into downloading them. Once installed, the malware steals contacts, photos, messages, and device data.
Attackers then escalate to personal blackmail, as happened to one victim who downloaded a fake dating app after a breakup. The hacker contacted his family members with threats after luring him into compromising situations. Researchers from Zimperium discovered 88 domains behind the campaign, with 25 indexed by Google search results.
Source: Dark Reading
Hackers accessed personal data belonging to most of Allianz Life's 1.4 million U.S. customers on July 16 through a social engineering attack on a third-party cloud system. The Minneapolis-based insurance company discovered the breach the next day and immediately contacted the FBI.
While Allianz Life's own systems weren't compromised, the attackers obtained personally identifiable information from customers, financial professionals, and some employees. The company is offering affected individuals 24 months of free identity theft protection and credit monitoring. This incident only impacts the U.S. subsidiary, not other Allianz entities worldwide.
Source: CBS News
Hackers accessed personal data belonging to most of Allianz Life's 1.4 million U.S. customers on July 16 through a social engineering attack on a third-party cloud system. The Minneapolis-based insurance company discovered the breach the next day and immediately contacted the FBI.
While Allianz Life's own systems weren't compromised, the attackers obtained personally identifiable information from customers, financial professionals, and some employees. The company is offering affected individuals 24 months of free identity theft protection and credit monitoring. This incident only impacts the U.S. subsidiary, not other Allianz entities worldwide.
Source: CBS News
