A cyber scam targeting the State Bank of India (SBI), one of the world’s largest banks with 500 million customers, utilises an SMS or WhatsApp message asking recipients to download a malicious app that spoofs the SBI login to collect customer details and bank account information. The app employs anti-forensics to foil investigation. The article authors note the ease with which apps can be downloaded on Android devices, and argue SMS as a second-factor authentication is easily compromised.
Anne Arundel government has made progress in securing systems since cyber incident, officials say – CBS News
Anne Arundel County government officials have reported making progress in securing systems following a cyber incident. Specific details of the incident were not provided, but
