Security News

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.

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.