Security News

267M Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers Exposed Online
2019-12-19 21:47

Researchers believe that criminals were able to obtain personal information for millions of Facebook users.

10 mobility predictions for 2020: AI, 5G, foldable phones, and more
2019-12-16 20:57

Jack Wallen gazes into his crystal ball and makes his mobility predictions for 2020.

Cameras that Automatically Detect Mobile Phone Use
2019-12-02 11:56

New South Wales is implementing a camera system that automatically detects when a driver is using a mobile phone....

Twitter Users Can Now Use in 2FA Without a Phone Number
2019-11-22 19:08

Twitter this week announced that its users no longer need a phone number to add extra protection to their accounts via 2-Factor Authentication (2FA).  read more

Twitter finally allows users to delete their phone number without disabling 2FA
2019-11-22 11:31

Twitter users can finally delete their mobile phone number from their account while still being able to use 2FA to additionally secure it. The move comes after too many instances of SIM swapping...

Twitter No Longer Wants a Phone Number for 2FA
2019-11-22 09:49

Change Means Increased Privacy and Security for UsersTwitter users no longer have to supply a phone number in order to use two-step verification for authentication. The move will better protect...

Android camera bug could have turned phones against their users
2019-11-21 14:56

Google has patched a bug in the Android camera app that allowed other applications to bypass the strict controls on camera and audio access.

NSA won’t collect phone location data, promises US government
2019-11-18 11:38

US intelligence agencies won’t harvest US residents’ geolocation data in future investigations, revealed the US government this month.

Two men busted for hijacking victims’ phones and email accounts
2019-11-18 11:17

Prosecutors allege that Meiggs and Harrington took over their targets' mobile phone and email accounts via SIM-swapping.

Apple fires employee after he texts customer’s pic to his own phone
2019-11-15 10:29

An “EXTREMELY PERSONAL”, year-old pic, the woman said, that he had to scroll through 5,000 photos to get to. Police are investigating.