{"slug": "your-phone-is-watching-you-after-calls-and-5-other-terrifying-cyber-threats-this", "title": "Your Phone Is Watching You After Calls (And 5 Other Terrifying Cyber Threats This Week)", "summary": "A new report reveals that smartphone apps are abusing permissions to surveil users after calls, while hackers are hijacking Windows desktops and AI copycats are rampant, marking one of the busiest weeks in cybersecurity ahead of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.", "body_md": "Your apps are abusing permissions, hackers are hijacking Windows desktops, and AI copycats are rampant. Welcome to the busiest—and scariest—week in cybersecurity ahead of Black Hat.\n\nThis was a very busy week in the cybersecurity world, and with next week's Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, I don’t expect things to quiet down anytime soon. We’ll be there on the show floor, ready to share what we learn, …", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/your-phone-is-watching-you-after-calls-and-5-other-terrifying-cyber-threats-this", "canonical_source": "https://uk.pcmag.com/security/166481/your-phone-is-watching-you-after-calls-and-5-other-terrifying-cyber-threats-this-week", "published_at": "2026-07-31 13:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-31 13:26:19.929924+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety"], "entities": ["Black Hat"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/your-phone-is-watching-you-after-calls-and-5-other-terrifying-cyber-threats-this", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/your-phone-is-watching-you-after-calls-and-5-other-terrifying-cyber-threats-this.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/your-phone-is-watching-you-after-calls-and-5-other-terrifying-cyber-threats-this.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/your-phone-is-watching-you-after-calls-and-5-other-terrifying-cyber-threats-this.jsonld"}}