Road Warriors: Beware of ‘Video Jacking’
2016-08-13
A little-known feature of many modern smartphones is their ability to duplicate video on the device’s screen so that it also shows up on a much larger display — likeRead More →
This Is What the World’s Spies Used Instead of MSN Messenger
2016-08-11
What do spies use to chat online? A terribly ugly Windows programme. At least, that’s what the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (made up of the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand andRead More →
QuadRooter: New Android Vulnerabilities in Over 900 Million Devices
2016-08-08
Check Point today disclosed details about a set of four vulnerabilities affecting 900 million Android smartphones and tablets that use Qualcomm® chipsets. The Check Point mobile threat research team, whichRead More →
A flaw in Samsung Pay could be exploited to remotely skim credit cards
2016-08-08
The security expert Salvador Mendoza demonstrated that is it easy to steal Samsung Pay tokens and reuse them to make fraudulent purchases. The security researcher Salvador Mendoza has discovered aRead More →
Venmo Patches Flaws that Allowed Attackers to Steal $2,999.99 Using Siri
2016-08-03
Venmo has patched multiple flaws that could have allowed an attacker to steal as much as $2,999.99 from unsuspecting victims using Siri. Venmo is a mobile app that allows friendsRead More →
Android Trojan Threatens 2.8 Million Users with Unwanted Ads
2016-08-02
A new trojan potentially threatens as many as 2.8 million Android users with unwanted mobile advertisements. On 29 July, researchers at the Russian computer security firm Doctor Web published anRead More →
There are limits to 2FA and it can be near-crippling to your digital life
2016-08-01
Even 2FA can run up against limitations—like this Find My iPhone attack. As a graduate student studying cryptography, security and privacy (CrySP), software engineeringand human-computer interaction, I’ve learned a thing or twoRead More →
Brazil prosecutor freezes $11.7 million of Facebook funds due to WhatsApp case
2016-07-29
Facebook’s troubles in Brazil seems to be never-ending. The war between the social media giant and the government has been taking on heat for a while as the company-owned messagingRead More →
Another media-stealing app found on Google Play
2016-07-28
The HTML Source Code Viewer app by Sunuba Gaming poses as a development tool then steals pictures and videos from mobile devices. Last time we blogged about malware on GoogleRead More →
Your iPhone can be hacked just by sending a message
2016-07-21
Android Stagefright like attack for iPhone, All it takes is a specially crafted message to hack your iPhone If you remember the Stagefright vulnerability in Android discovered in July last year, youRead More →
