The iOS ecosystem is usually described as a closed ecosystem, under the strict control of Apple. However, there are still ways to get around this tight control. Remember the Haima app? ThatRead More →
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 →
“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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
