Security News

Breach exposed details of 2 million T-Mobile US customers – report
2018-08-24 10:50

'International group' of hackers fingered, financial data safe T-Mobile US has fallen victim to a data breach, the company confirmed in a brief note on its website.…

Side-Channel PoC Attack Lifts Private RSA Keys from Mobile Phones
2018-08-20 20:42

Researchers launched a Proof-of-Concept attack on two Android mobile phones and an embedded system board.

Who’s trying to eavesdrop on your customers’ encrypted mobile traffic?
2018-08-20 12:15

The number one source of TLS/SSL Man in the Middle (MitM) attacks on encrypted mobile traffic are not corporate firewalls or captive portals used by hotels, airports and other organizations...

Hanging Up on Mobile in the Name of Security
2018-08-16 17:01

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and...

Baddies of the internet: It's all about dodgy mobile apps, they're so hot right now
2018-08-15 11:59

Report fingers online fraudsters' current habits Rogue mobile apps have become the most common fraud attack vector, according to the latest quarterly edition of RSA Security's global fraud report.…

UK Police Deploy Homemade Mobile Fingerprint Scanners
2018-08-14 13:44

The UK Metropolitan Police Service -- the Met, the UK's largest police force and one of the largest in the world -- has introduced a new portable fingerprint scanner. This is not the first...

Black Hat 2018: Mobile APTs Redefining Phishing Attacks
2018-08-13 14:47

Mobile is redefining phishing, taking it out of the traditional inbox and into SMS and Facebook messages.

Kryptowire introduces the mobile phone firmware vulnerability feed
2018-08-10 20:32

Kryptowire discovered vulnerabilities in mobile device firmware and pre-installed mobile apps that pose a risk for the mobile phone supply chain because they can expose consumer and enterprise...

PayPal, Square vulnerabilities impact mobile point-of-sale machines
2018-08-10 12:52

Researchers have disclosed the existence of point-of-sale bugs which impact mobile payment services worldwide.

You can't always trust those mobile payment gadgets as far as you can throw them – bugs found by infosec duo
2018-08-10 01:35

Tech needs to mature a little more, perhaps Black Hat Those gadgets and apps used by small shops and traders to turn their smartphones and tablets into handheld sales terminals? Quite possibly...