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Twitter, tightening security, stops requiring phone numbers for authentication
The move comes after hackers infiltrated Twitter CEO Jack Dorey's account.
A Chinese hacking group breached a telecom to monitor targets' texts, phone metadata
The timing of the attack coincides roughly with the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Twitter: We accidentally used security data to target users with ads
Twitter does not know how many people were impacted by the error.
Cutely named apps siphon user data from phones
Here's a reminder of the ease with which crooks can hide their malware in popular app hubs.
Android spyware in the Google Play Store was downloaded over 1 million times over 3 years
A piece of malware pretending to be an Android system update was downloaded over 1 million times since launch 2014. The malware, dubbed SMSVova, spied on a victim's location and relayed it to the attacker in real time.
Facebook's instant verification still relies on insecure SMS authentication
Facebook's instant verification is potentially a significant user experience step forward. But it still falls back on SMS verification, which is widely seen as insecure and worth leaving behind.