Security News

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.

Majority of Simjacker Attacks Aimed at Mobile Phones in Mexico
2019-10-14 12:50

Researchers believe hundreds of millions of SIM cards may be vulnerable to Simjacker attacks after determining that the targeted technology, despite being very old, is still used by at least 61...

Analysis: Twitter's Phone Number Repurposing 'Mistake'
2019-10-11 05:33

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes Twitter's repurposing of user phone numbers for targeted advertising. Plus: A discussion of 5G security issues and findings of the Internet...

Twitter used 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising
2019-10-10 11:44

Twitter may have “inadvertently” handed phone and email data from some users to advertisers as part of its Tailored Audiences system that targets users’ feeds with ads.

Twitter Apologizes for Repurposing Phone Numbers
2019-10-09 14:04

Phone Numbers Provided for Security Were Used for Targeted AdvertisingTwitter apologized on Tuesday for repurposing phone numbers provided by users for security features for use in targeted...