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Four flaws open mobiles, cars to remote-control at baseband level with just a phone number Google security analysts have warned Android device users that several zero-day vulnerabilities in some Samsung chipsets could allow an attacker to completely hijack and remote-control their handsets knowing just the phone number.… READ MORE HERE…

This one has it all: Donald Trump’s inner circle, a Beijing bot backlash, conspiracy theories, and more Meet the newest member of the crypto rogues’ gallery: Ho Wan Kwok, aka Guo Wengui, aka Miles Guo, whom the US Department of Justice on Wednesday arrested over what investigators have described as a “sprawling and complex scheme … to solicit investments in various entities and programs through false statements and representations to hundreds of thousands of Kwok’s online followers.”… READ MORE HERE…

SBF alone pocketed $2.2B, or so this bankruptcy paperwork goes In fresh filings in the FTX bankruptcy case, the cryptocurrency-exchange-slash-hedge-fund’s liquidators say they’ve uncovered $3.2 billion (£2.6b) in payments and loans made to disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his inner circle. … READ MORE HERE…

Kaspersky cracks the code, so get busy before the next update comes Good news for ransomware victims: Kaspersky security researchers say they’ve cracked the Conti ransomware code and released a decryptor tool after uncovering leaked data belonging to the notorious Russian crime group.… READ MORE HERE…

Why patching matters: Everyone seemingly had a crack at security bug Multiple criminals, including at least potentially one nation-state group, broke into a US federal government agency’s Microsoft Internet Information Services web server by exploiting a critical three-year-old Telerik bug to achieve remote code execution.… READ MORE HERE…

Victim offered two years of credit monitoring after highly sensitive records dumped online A cancer patient whose nude medical photos and records were posted online after they were stolen by a ransomware gang, has sued her healthcare provider for allowing the “preventable” and “seriously damaging” leak.… READ MORE HERE…

Phishing, dodgy domain names, and sophisticated attacks already deployed The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) late last week sent tremors through the global financial system, creating opportunities for short-sellers – and numerous species of scammer.… READ MORE HERE…

Not-so-smart SmartScreen flagged up by Googlers Criminals are exploiting a Microsoft SmartScreen bug to deliver Magniber ransomware, potentially infecting hundreds of thousands of devices, without raising any security red flags, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).… READ MORE HERE…

A threat that needs two orgs to tackle it: the ‘Integrated Security Fund’ and the ‘National Protective Security Agency’ Britain’s domestic intelligence service MI5 will oversee a new agency tasked with helping local organizations combat Chinese cyber-spies and other threats]… READ MORE HERE…

Names, addresses, SSNs all up for grabs Medical device and software maker Zoll Medical says the personal and health information of more than a million people, including patients and employees, may have been stolen by crooks in January.… READ MORE HERE…