Image: DrayTek, ZDNet Since at least early December 2019, a mysterious hacker group has been taking over DrayTek enterprise routers to eavesdrop on FTP and email traffic inside corporate networks, Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 said today. In a report published on the blog of its network security division Netlab, Qihoo said its researchers detected […] More

The number of phishing attacks targeting smartphones as the entry point for attempting to compromise enterprise networks has risen by more than a third over the course of just a few months. Analysis by cybersecurity company Lookout found that there’s been a 37% increase in mobile phishing attacks worldwide between the last three months of […] More

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETSamsung phones are well known for One UI, one of the most functional and intuitive Android interfaces. While it’s highly customizable, these phones often come with preinstalled bloatware. Some built-in Samsung apps, such as Wearable and Wallet, are useful within the Samsung ecosystem. However, there are at least five first-party apps that even dedicated Samsung users rarely touch.The preinstalled bloatware apps can vary by device, price, and lineup, but many are common across all Galaxy phones. While you might not be able to uninstall all of them, they’re easy to disable and can be re-enabled if you ever need them.Also: I changed 10 Samsung phone settings for an instant performance boostWhile these apps aren’t necessarily useless or mindless bloatware, every user’s needs differ. If you’re not using them, it’s a good idea to uninstall or disable such Samsung apps to save memory and reduce background battery usage. More

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Ed Bott / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETI’m not a sucker, but I played one on the internet last month — purely in the interest of science, of course. My text messages and email spam folder are filled with the usual assortment of shady stuff from online crooks. As a public service, I decided to play along with the bad guys to see what happens.Also: The best VPN services (and how to choose the right one for you)Before we get started, let me stress one thing: Don’t try this yourself. I did my experimentation in virtual machines and sandboxed environments where I knew my personal data wasn’t exposed. You might be tempted to click a link, just to see what happens. That’s a very bad idea, because what happens can sometimes be catastrophic. So, a little bit louder now: Don’t try this at home.The scams and online attempted attacks I encountered were all depressingly common. You’ve probably run across similar examples on your own devices. None of these crooks are criminal masterminds; for the most part, they’re petty thieves trying to get you to do something that will give them access to your identity or money. Here’s what I found. 1. The fake security upgrade We’ve all been trained to pay attention to security alerts, so when I received an email telling me that “suspicious activity” had been detected on my Wells Fargo Securities account, I was alarmed. Mostly because I don’t have an account with that institution, but these crooks are playing a numbers game: Some percentage of the people they reach with this mass mail will have one of those accounts. So, on behalf of Wells Fargo customers everywhere, I clicked that link, which took me first to a page that simulated a Captcha, and then to this scary-looking dialog: More