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WhatsApp messaging app enhances mobile security with Android passkey support

10/23/202310/22/2023 Jorge Gonzalez

The popular Meta-owned application announced that it will be adding this new support for Android devices. Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp has announced that it has launched Android device passkey support, eliminating the requirement for two-factor authentication using SMS. Users will be able to use their fingerprints, face or a PIN to unlock their accounts on their devices. Until now, the two-factor authentication using SMS was the primary security method used by the messaging app. However, according to WhatsApp, it will be gradually rolling out the use of a passkey instead.…

Mobile security attacks up 42 percent in 2022

10/12/202210/11/2022 Sam Lambert

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Based on mid-year report data, there has been a massive global spike in malware attacks. While mobile security threats and attacks aren’t anything new, this year appears to have made them far more common than they’ve ever been before, with a 42 percent increase recorded by CheckPoint in its recent 2022 report. The World Economic Forum believes that human error is behind 95 percent of these issues. According to the World Economic Forum in its 2022 Global Risk Report, 95 percent of issues relating to mobile security attacks can be…

WhatsApp is launching new privacy updates to users this month

08/11/202208/11/2022 L. Green

The roll out will begin for all users before the end of August to give users greater visibility control. WhatsApp has announced that it is rolling out several new privacy updates and intends to have incorporated them into the experience of all users before the end of the month. The changes will include the ability for users to check messages without others knowing they were viewed. Soon, the privacy updates will have rolled out to everyone, letting users decide who will be able to see when they are online, while…

T-Mobile is selling consumer app data to advertising companies

07/11/202207/08/2022 Jorge Gonzalez

The company uses network-level tools for tracking applications people are using on their phones. T-Mobile has a reputation for being rather loose with the online and app data collected from consumers and now it has placed its intentions to keep it up right out in the open. The company has launched a new ad platform that is called T-Mobile Advertising Solutions. T-Mobile Advertising Solutions comes with a business model that aggregates customer app data such as usage patterns, and then sells that information to advertisers. The program’s specifics aren’t entirely…

FBI issues alert over spiking QR codes security problems

02/01/202201/31/2022 Sam Lambert

As malicious uses of the popular barcodes sharply rise, the FBI is warning the public to be cautious. QR codes found their place as the pandemic handed the world a sudden need to complete many tasks in a contactless way. However, according to a new FBI warning, cybercriminals are using the popularity of these barcodes to do what they do best: steal, damage and harm. The warning cautions people regarding certain uses that can leave them open to threats. Today, QR codes are so common on menus, event tickets and…