Security News

Hackers can easily take over cellphone towers, researchers found (Help Net Security)
2016-08-24 18:39

Zimperium researchers have unearthed three critical vulnerabilities in widely used software running on base transceiver stations (BTS), i.e. the equipment that makes cellphone towers work....

Analysis of Yemeni Cell Phone Metadata (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-13 11:32

This research shows the power of cell phone metadata. From an article by the author: Yemen has experienced an array of violent incidents and political turmoil in recent years, ranging from al...

Company Tracks Iowa Caucusgoers by their Cell Phones (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-02 12:34

It's not just governments. Companies like Dstillery are doing this too: "We watched each of the caucus locations for each party and we collected mobile device ID's," Dstillery CEO Tom Phillips...