The iPhone versus Android battle has just taken a sudden twist as hackers attack smartphones.
    • Xatolos@reddthat.comEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Your comment is embarrassing you.

      Read the actual article, not the second hand one linked:

      Military intelligence has also exposed repeated “honeypot” schemes in which operatives posed as women online to lure personnel into installing malware, most notably in Operation HeartBreaker. Analysts noted that such campaigns sought access to contacts, photos, and real-time location data on soldiers’ devices.
      The new step follows earlier efforts to harden mobile use across the force, including training and internal drills designed to raise officers’ awareness of social-engineering tactics. In recent years, the IDF even staged scenarios mimicking Hezbollah-linked “honeypots” to stress-test units’ digital discipline.

      It’s not due to security, it’s due to social engineering. The user will always be the weakest link.

      The real article is linked in this second hand one. https://archive.is/Y7iCJ>>

        • Xatolos@reddthat.comEnglish
          21·
          10 months ago

          Ah yes, the old “reading is hard so I ignore the facts”. A classic.

          Maybe you could ask Apple Intelligence to explain it to you, and what’s the difference between computer security and social engineering.

            • Xatolos@reddthat.comEnglish
              21·
              10 months ago

              Good, good. You’re learning basic reading. Now continue read the rest of it.

              Also, since you have no understanding of cyber security, here is Chatgpt to help explain the difference between it and social engineering. I even got it to explain it to a child’s level so it won’t have any scary big words to frighten you:

              • Cybersecurity is like locking the doors and windows of your house so strangers can’t sneak in and take your toys or mess with your stuff. It uses tools like passwords, codes, and special locks on computers to keep everything safe.

              • Social engineering is when a trickster doesn’t try to break the lock but instead pretends to be your friend or someone you trust, so you open the door for them. For example, they might say, “I’m your teacher, give me your homework password,” even though they’re not really your teacher.

              The difference: Cybersecurity is about building strong locks, while social engineering is about tricking people into opening the door themselves.

                • Xatolos@reddthat.comEnglish
                  21·
                  10 months ago

                  If you’re in cyber security, then I pity your employer. You openly admitted you don’t know the main difference between cyber security and social engineering, this is the very basics of security.

                  Two, you need to learn to read the whole article, again, basics of cyber security. If you can’t read an entire article this basic, then how is anyone supposed to expect you to understand how to read a CVE report?

                  “The new step follows earlier efforts to harden mobile use across the force, including training and internal drills designed to raise officers’ awareness of social-engineering tactics. In recent years, the IDF even staged scenarios mimicking Hezbollah-linked “honeypots” to stress-test units’ digital discipline.”

                  You read the first two paragraphs, which aligned with your confirmation bias, and ignored the further details that explained that it’s due to the push against social engineering, which doesn’t help your confirmation bias.