Do Not Answer These Calls — Google Issues New Smartphone Warning
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Beware the UNC6040 smartphone threat. getty Update, June 8, 2025: This story, originally published on June 6, has been updated with further warnings from the FBI regarding dangerous phone calls, as well as additional information from the Google Threat Intelligence Group report potentially linking the UNC6040 threat campaign to an infamous cybercrime collective known as The Com. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has issued a new warning about a dangerous cyberattack group known only as UNC6040, which is succeeding in stealing data, including your credentials, by getting victims to answer a call on their smartphone. There are no vulnerabilities to exploit, unless you include yourself: these attackers “abuse end-user trust,” a Google spokesperson said, adding that the UNC6040 campaign “began months ago and remains active.” Here’s what you need to know and do. TL;DR: Don’t answer that call, and if you do, don’t act upon it. ForbesMicrosoft Windows Cyberattack Warning — Do Not Open These FilesBy Davey Winder Google’s Threat Intelligence Group Issues UNC6040 Smartphone Attack Warning If you still need me to warn you about the growing threat from AI-powered cyberattacks, particularly those involving calls to your smartphone — regardless of whether it’s an Android or iPhone — then you really haven’t been paying attention. It’s this lack of attention, on the broadest global cross-industry scale, that has left attackers emboldened and allowed the “vishing” threat to evolve and become ever-increasingly more dangerous. If you won’t listen to me, perhaps you’ll take notice of the cybersecurity and hacking experts who form the Google Threat Intelligence Group. A June 4 posting by GTIG, which has a motto of providing visibility and context on the threats that matter most, has detailed how it’s been tracking a threat group known only as UNC6040. This group is financially motivated and very dangerous indeed. “UNC6040’s…
