Security News

Shock! US border cops need 'reasonable suspicion' of a crime before searching your phone, laptop
2019-11-12 23:57

Massachusetts judge reminds America of that little thing called the Fourth Amendment The seizure and search of phones and laptops at the US border is unconstitutional, a judge said Tuesday in a...

Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number
2019-11-12 11:15

The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.

Democrats Pose Phone Data Privacy Questions to FCC
2019-11-11 17:33

Congressional Letter Criticizes FCC for Not Enforcing Communications ActDemocratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission...

How cybercriminals trick you into giving your information over the phone
2019-11-07 15:42

IBM's Chief People Hacker Stephanie "Snow" Carruthers describes how criminals use caller ID spoofing to get your private data.

Bug Hunters Earn $195,000 for Hacking TVs, Routers, Phones at Pwn2Own
2019-11-06 16:51

White hat hackers have earned a total of $195,000 for demonstrating vulnerabilities in TVs, routers and smartphones on the first day of the Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 contest taking place these days...

Hackers Can Use Lasers to Send Voice Commands to Phones, Smart Speakers
2019-11-05 16:40

Hackers can use lasers to send voice commands to Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant and other voice assistants present on phones, tablets and smart speakers, researchers have demonstrated. read more

Google patches bug that let nearby hackers send malware to your phone
2019-11-05 14:42

Google has patched an Android bug that could have allowed attackers to use NFC to send over a malicious file to the victim's phone

WhatsApp sues spyware maker for allegedly hacking phones worldwide
2019-10-31 12:32

WhatsApp has publicly attributed the attack on its users in May 2019 to the Israeli spyware makers, NSO Group.

Mysterious malware that re-installs itself infected over 45,000 Android Phones
2019-10-29 18:04

Over the past few months, hundreds of Android users have been complaining online of a new piece of mysterious malware that hides on the infected devices and can reportedly reinstall itself even...

Republicans storm ultra-secure “SCIF,” some with cell phones blazing
2019-10-23 20:05

Lawmakers flout strict rules designed to prevent eavesdropping by adversaries.