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Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile to replace SMS with RCS Messaging in 2020
2019-10-25 11:34

Mobile carriers in the United States will finally offer a universal cross-carrier communication standard for the next-generation RCS messaging service that is meant to replace SMS and has the...

ThreatList: Sharp Increase in Fake Mobile Apps Impersonating Legit Ones
2019-10-24 13:41

Consumers don't vet apps well enough to mitigate mobile threat risk, according to the latest mobile-threat report from RiskIQ

Accenture’s cloud-based solution helps mobile, cable and wireline operators with 5G deployment
2019-10-24 02:00

Accenture launched its Network Decision Platform, a cloud-based solution that provides communications network operators with an integrated, end-to-end view of fifth-generation (5G), fiber and...

Mobile malware increasingly being used for espionage by state-sponsored groups
2019-10-23 19:15

State-sponsored groups take advantage of the lack of effective mobile malware solutions to target mobile users, according to a new report from BlackBerry.

Fake mobile app fraud tripled in first half of 2019
2019-10-16 05:30

In Q2 2019, RSA Security identified 57,406 total fraud attacks worldwide. Of these, phishing attacks were the most prevalent (37%), followed by fake mobile apps (usually apps posing as those of...

Unencrypted Mobile Traffic on Tor Network Leaks PII
2019-10-15 21:02

Researchers create digital dossiers of mobile users scraped from Tor network traffic.

Majority of Simjacker Attacks Aimed at Mobile Phones in Mexico
2019-10-14 12:50

Researchers believe hundreds of millions of SIM cards may be vulnerable to Simjacker attacks after determining that the targeted technology, despite being very old, is still used by at least 61...

FBI called in to investigate 2018 Mountain State mobile voting system hacking
2019-10-02 23:29

'West Virginia, mobile ballots, country votes, nearly pwned' The state of West Virginia says someone attempted to hack its citizens' votes during the 2018 mid-term elections.…

Magecart Hackers Target Mobile Users of Hotel Websites
2019-09-19 12:37

A Magecart threat actor has compromised the websites of two hotel chains to inject scripts targeting Android and iOS users, Trend Micro’s security researchers warn. read more