Covers threats and defenses specific to smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices. Articles explore mobile malware trends, app permissions management, operating system hardening, secure communication tools, and techniques to protect personal and corporate data on mobile platforms.
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In 2023, a single compromised employee phone at MGM Resorts led to a social engineering attack that cost the company over $100 million. The threat actor didn't hack a firewall or exploit a zero-day. They called the help desk from information scraped off LinkedIn and a mobile device.
The Breach That Started With a Single Phone In 2022, Uber suffered a devastating breach after a threat actor targeted an employee's mobile device with repeated multi-factor authentication push requests. The attacker combined social engineering with MFA fatigue, and one tap on a phone screen gave them access
In 2023, a single employee's personal phone led to one of the most damaging casino breaches in history. Threat actors used social engineering to compromise MGM Resorts, and the attack vector started with a device the company didn't fully control. The resulting disruption cost MGM over
Your Employees' Phones Are the Weakest Link In March 2024, MGM Resorts was still dealing with the fallout of a social engineering attack that started with a simple phone call. But here's what most people missed in the post-incident analysis: the reconnaissance that made that attack possible
Your Employees' Phones Are Under Siege In March 2024, MGM Resorts was still reeling from one of the most expensive social engineering attacks in corporate history — one that started with a phone call, not an email. That incident cost the company over $100 million. And it's not
In 2023, a single employee's compromised personal phone gave threat actors a foothold into MGM Resorts' corporate network. The resulting breach cost the company over $100 million. The attack didn't start with some sophisticated zero-day exploit — it started with a social engineering call to the
In 2023, Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report found that 74% of all breaches involved the human element — and mobile devices have become the primary attack surface for exploiting that weakness. I've watched organizations spend six figures on perimeter defenses while their employees check corporate email on
In 2023, a single compromised employee phone at MGM Resorts International led to a social engineering attack that cost the company over $100 million in losses. The threat actors didn't hack a firewall or exploit a zero-day. They called the help desk. That incident is a masterclass in
The Personal Phone That Took Down a Hospital Network In 2023, a nurse at a regional hospital plugged her personal phone into a workstation USB port to charge it. That phone carried malware picked up from a third-party app store. Within 72 hours, ransomware had encrypted patient records across three
The Text Message That Cost One Company $40 Million In 2024, a sophisticated smishing campaign targeted employees at several major financial institutions. Threat actors sent SMS messages impersonating IT support, directing staff to fake login portals that harvested credentials and multi-factor authentication tokens. The attackers then used those stolen credentials
