Android Forums resets passwords after hack
2017-03-24
Only 2.5 per cent of userbase affected. Add Android Forums to the growing list of web properties that have suffered a security breach. One in 40 members of the forumRead More →
Hackers: We Will Remotely Wipe iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom
2017-03-21
“I just want my money,” one of the hackers said. A hacker or group of hackers is apparently trying to extort Apple over alleged access to a large cache ofRead More →
Researchers Find Vulnerability in WhatsApp and Telegram’s Web Clients
2017-03-16
WhatsApp and Telegram have patched their respective web clients against a common security flaw discovered by researchers from Israeli firm Check Point, a security issue that would have allowed anRead More →
New smartphone threat: Now attackers can use sound to hack your device
2017-03-15
Don’t assume you can trust the hardware sensors in your phone and other connected devices, researchers warn. Researchers have shown that a malicious music file can trick an accelerometer intoRead More →
Malware found preinstalled on 38 Android phones used by 2 companies
2017-03-11
Malicious apps were surreptitiously added somewhere along the supply chain. A commercial malware scanner used by businesses has recently detected an outbreak of malware that came preinstalled on more thanRead More →
Mobile security: The reality of malware … augmented
2017-03-10
Originally, it was expected that mobile devices would evolve to become handheld computers with capabilities similar to any desktop. It is clear today that our smartphones and tablets have evolvedRead More →
Mobile Menace Monday: Facebook Lite infected with Spy FakePlay
2017-03-08
A version of the popular mobile app Facebook has been found to be infected with what we detect as Android/Trojan.Spy.FakePlay. Facebook Lite is a more compact version of the popularRead More →
Exploiting Android S-Boot: Getting Arbitrary Code Exec in the Samsung Bootloader (1/2)
2017-03-03
Samsung’s Secure Bootloader (S-Boot) for Android lies at the heart of Samsung’s chain of trust concept. An attacker who compromises S-Boot could potentially load an untrusted kernel and system image,Read More →
iPhone Robbers Try to iPhish Victims
2017-02-25
In another strange tale from the kinetic-attack-meets-cyberattack department, earlier this week I heard from a loyal reader in Brazil whose wife was recently mugged by three robbers who nabbed her iPhone.Read More →
Android ransomware requires victim to speak unlock code
2017-02-24
Latest Android.Lockdroid.E variant uses speech recognition instead of typing for unlock code input. Being a good listener is normally considered an admirable quality in a person; however, it isn’t aRead More →
