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  1. kylabeardad

    Busybox....HELP PLEASE! What/why/how is it installed on my device without my knowledge or permission

    I bought a new Samsung Galaxy Note20 ultra 5g through my phone provider 2 years ago. I recently downloaded the app 'Root Checker Pro' to check for security reasons. While the app's root verification process produced negative results. However, the app's secondary verification process produced a...
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  2. Android News

    Two-factor authentication via SMS might not be as secure as you think

    BLM activist DeRay McKesson just had his twitter account and two email addresses hacked thanks to some social engineering at Verizon Wireless. He says someone called Verizon, impersonated him, and had his phone number switched to another SIM card. This allowed the hacker to bypass the SMS...
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    Someone hijacked the phone number of the FTC’s chief technologist thanks to ID theft

    Thanks to some clever social engineering, or maybe just a gullible retail worker, the the FTC’s chief technologist lost control of her phone number because someone impersonated her. This unknown person walked into a mobile phone store, tricked the employee into thinking they were her, and...
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    Amazon tricked into exposing customer data via "Social Engineering" hack

    Data breaches that uncover sensitive personal and financial information typically occur from customer databases being downloaded, but in at least one case (allegedly), Amazon voluntarily gave up this information to fraudsters who simply asked for it in customer support channels. This type of...
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