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Trump campaign arms up with 'unhackable' phones after Iranian intrusion
2024-10-14 14:28

Florida man gets his hands on 'the best ever' With less than a month to go before American voters head to the polls to choose their next president, the Trump campaign has been investing in secure...

Telegram will share IP addresses, phone numbers of criminal suspects with cops
2024-09-24 09:51

Telegram will start handing over the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate their Terms of Service “to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests”, Telegram founder and...

Telegram will now hand over IP addresses, phone numbers of suspects to cops
2024-09-23 22:10

Maybe a spell in a French cell changed Durov's mind In a volte-face, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced that the made-in-Russia messaging platform will become a lot less cozy for criminals.…

Telegram now shares users’ IP and phone number on legal requests
2024-09-23 19:33

Telegram will now share users' phone numbers and IP addresses with law enforcement if they are found to be violating the platform's rules following a valid legal request. [...]

Police dismantles phone unlocking ring linked to 483,000 victims
2024-09-19 15:53

A joint law enforcement operation has dismantled an international criminal network that used the iServer automated phishing-as-a-service platform to unlock the stolen or lost mobile phones of...

Hello? Are you talking on a Cisco SPA300 or SPA500 IP phone? Now's the time to junk 'em
2024-08-09 00:30

A boffin from British defence contractor BAE has found three critical flaws in Cisco's Small Business SPA300 and SPA500 IP phones - and another couple of nasties - none of which will be fixed or mitigated. In an advisory published on Wednesday, Cisco explained the three most serious flaws - all rated CVSS 9.8 - affect the web-based management interface of the devices and could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain root privileges.

Cisco warns of critical RCE zero-days in end of life IP phones
2024-08-08 21:27

Cisco is warning of multiple critical remote code execution zero-days in the web-based management interface of the end-of-life Small Business SPA 300 and SPA 500 series IP phones. [...]

US border cops really must get a warrant in NY before searching your phones, devices
2024-07-29 20:17

US border agents must obtain a warrant, in New York at least, to search anyone's phone and other electronic device when traveling in or out of the country, another federal judge has ruled. Judge Nina Morrison of the Eastern District of New York issued a decision [PDF] last week that Customs and Border Patrol officials need a warrant to search citizens and non-citizens' electronics in all but the most exceptional of circumstances.

Over 400,000 Life360 user phone numbers leaked via unsecured API
2024-07-17 16:32

A threat actor has leaked a database containing the personal information of 442,519 Life360 customers collected by abusing a flaw in the login API. Known only by their 'emo' handle, they said the unsecured API endpoint used to steal the data provided an easy way to verify each impacted user's email address, name, and phone number. According to the threat actor, Life360 has since fixed the API flaw, and additional requests now return a placeholder phone number.

FBI gains access to Trump rally shooter's phone
2024-07-16 03:16

The FBI on Monday revealed it has gained access to a phone it says was used by Thomas Matthew Crooks - the man who shot at and wounded former US president Donald Trump on July 13 in an apparent failed assassination attempt. The bureau hasn't explained how it got into the cellphone, though it is known to have previously acquired capabilities that allow it to access locked devices - and even view encrypted content - despite the use of passwords and/or biometric authentication.