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7 Numbers to Dial to See if Your Phone is Tapped

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Smartphones, often known as cell phones, have proven to be a blessing for all of us. These devices have taken over as our primary means of communication. There are individuals out there that are hungry to learn what you possess. Apps, colleagues, partners, relatives, and even strangers could be among them. It would indeed be preferable if you were sure that your privacy was secured and that you were not being tracked. Our principal focus should always be the security of your device.

How Does Phone Tapping Work and What Is It?

“Phone tapping, also known as cell phone monitoring or tracing, is a practice in which software is used to follow a user’s phone conversations and other actions.”

This technique is often carried out without the targeted person knowing of any such action. Phones can be tapped in two ways: through the network (Mobile Network) or software (Mobile Apps). Why is it necessary for someone to constantly check on me? It’s a typical query, particularly among individuals who are watched. Possibly you know something that someone else needs to know. Often people think someone typically the authorities or an investigator) in a picture and listening in phone calls to grab them committing crimes when they hear the phrase “phone tapping.”Rooting or jailbreaking a smartphone, which gives the attacker complete access to the device, is one of the most well-known methods of cell phone tapping. If the smartphone is being watched for calls and other actions, the victim user will be unaware. It’s not the only way to gain access to your phone and listen to most of your conversations.

Numerous apps that allow for the monitoring and tracing of calls and texts were released in recent years. Before they can start taping phone calls, these spyware programs usually need to be installed on the target device. This option of phone tapping is available through apps such as Spapp Monitoring, WhatsApp Spy, Fb Spy, and others. We advise against using them because it is unlawful to tap another user’s information. When on a phone call, you may hear a buzzing static, strange sound, or other unusual noises, which could indicate that your phone is being…

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Social Security numbers stolen in California Pizza Kitchen data breach

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The Social Security numbers of more than 100,000 California Pizza Kitchen Inc. employees have been stolen in a data breach.

According to a Nov. 15 regulatory filing the company lodged with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the data breach was detected in September. How the data was stolen was not specified and described only as an “external data breach (hacking).”

In a breach notice to employees, both current and former, the company provided further information, saying it had detected “suspicious activity in its computing environment” on Sept. 15. Having detected something untoward, California Pizza Kitchen then secured the computing environment and engaged third-party computer specialists to launch an investigation. By Oct. 4, it says, it had confirmed that certain files could have been accessed without authorization.

While Social Security numbers were highlighted in the breach notice, data stolen also included the names of former and current employees.

California Pizza Kitchen went on with a stock-standard response to a data breach: efforts to secure its systems from future attack, reporting the incident to law enforcement and offering employees credit protection.

In a regular data breach case, that might usually be the end of the story but in this case, the lawyers are already circling. The law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP said in a statement today that it’s investigating claims on behalf of current and former employees of California Pizza Kitchen whose information may have been stolen.

Although it doesn’t provide proof, the law firm claims that the data may already be for sale on the dark web, a shady corner of the internet where illegal activity thrives. It’s not an unreasonable suggestion, but likewise, names and Social Security numbers alone are not as appealing as a full data set of employee information. Still, the stolen data, if matched with other stolen data, could easily be used for nefarious purposes.

“Every business like California Pizza Kitchen possesses valuable personally identifiable information data, which makes them a prime target for attackers,” Bassam Al-Khalidi, founder, co-founder and co-chief executive…

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Missouri governor is calling for criminal charges against a journalist who found social security numbers exposed on a public website

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Jeff Roberson/AP

  • The governor of Missouri is calling for criminal charges against a reporter who found social security numbers exposed online.

  • The reporter found that the SSNs of over 100,000 teachers were viewable on a government site.

  • Gov. Mike Parson labeled the reporter a “hacker” and demanded an investigation – which cyber experts say makes no sense.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is demanding a criminal investigation into a journalist who found social security numbers exposed on a state website – a reaction that cybersecurity experts say makes no sense.

On Wednesday, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Josh Renaud published a story revealing that the state’s education department website exposed the SSNs of over 100,000 employees including teachers and administrators. All Renaud had to do to view the SSNs was open “inspect element” to view the page’s source code, which anyone can do with two clicks of a mouse.

Renaud first disclosed the exposure to the state on Tuesday and waited until the issue was fixed before publishing his story – a well-established best practice in cybersecurity reporting.

But after the story went live, Parson held a press conference Thursday slamming Renaud as a “hacker” and calling on state prosecutors to conduct a criminal investigation into his report.

“We will not let this crime against Missouri teachers go unpunished,” Parson said. “They were acting against a state agency to compromise teachers’ personal information in an attempt to embarrass the state and sell headlines for their news outlet.”

Parson’s remarks have been met by widespread bewilderment and outrage from cybersecurity experts, who say Renaud disclosed the exposed data responsibly and that using a web browser’s “inspect element” tool does not constitute hacking.

“Hitting F12 in a browser is not hacking,” SocialProof Security CEO Rachel Tobac said in a tweet. “Fix your website.” Another cybersecurity researcher, Matt Blaze, admonished Parson for moving to “call the cops” on someone who “quite responsibly” disclosed the vulnerability.

A day after Parson’s press conference, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director Jen Easterly tweeted that the…

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T-Mobile security breach numbers keep going up

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The T-Mobile security breach story keeps getting worse. Now it’s been revealed that an additional 5.3 million customers have been impacted by the security breach bringing the total to more than 53 million users. Initially, the number had been just over 47 million customers, and given the way things are going, there may be more.

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T-Mobile has added the 5.3 million number alongside another 667K former customers to the tally. Data included in this security breach includes dates of birth, phone numbers. Still, it says no proof of credit card or financial data being exposed, but social security numbers were exposed.

Purandar Das, Co-founder and the chief security evangelist from Sotero, provided this statement to Techaeris about the T-Mobile security breach:

“The public needs more information on this particular incident. The initial reports indicate that data, including Social Security numbers, was lost. The next statement indicates that no payment information was lost. This is indicative of trying to minimize data loss.

Also concerning is that they seem to have lost information related to prospects that applied for credit. In all reality, there really is no more sensitive information that can be lost. The payment information is really less relevant here if the criminals have the information to procure new credit using the stolen info. Also needed is the reason and method this data was compromised.

The fact that, in this day and age, a well-funded organization is an emphatic data point on how organizations continually underestimate the complexity of their data ecosystems. It is also a reflection of organizations that are reluctant to change their stand on the security approach and the technologies they think they understand.”

Purandar Das

You may want to buckle up for the ride because there may be more T-Mobile hasn’t said about this security breach just yet.

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Last Updated on August 21, 2021.

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