Security News

Brazilian Cell Phone Hack
2019-08-07 15:48

I know there's a lot of politics associated with this story, but concentrate on the cybersecurity aspect for a moment. The cell phones of a thousand Brazilians, including senior government...

There's fraud, and then there's backdoor routers, fenced logins, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2m phones
2019-08-06 18:28

Pakistani bloke extradited to US, accused of masterminding telco hack caper AT&T staff were bribed $1m to slip the codes to unlock two million smartphones to a gang operating out of Pakistan, US...

There's fraud, and then there's backdoor Wi-Fi routers, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2 million phones
2019-08-06 18:28

Pakistani bloke extradited to US, accused of masterminding telco hack caper AT&T staff were bribed $1m to slip the necessary codes to unlock two million smartphones to a gang operating out of...

Pakistani Man Bribed AT&T Insiders to Plant Malware and Unlock 2 Million Phones
2019-08-06 18:18

United States federal government has charged a Pakistani national for bribing employees at AT&T telecommunication company over a period of five years to help unlock more than 2 million phones and...

Pakistani Man Bribed AT&T Employees to Unlock Phones, Plant Malware
2019-08-06 15:08

A Pakistani national has been charged by U.S. authorities for his role in a scheme that involved bribing employees of telecommunications giant AT&T to help unlock phones and plant malware on the...

Microsoft: Russia Probes Office Printers, VOIP Phones
2019-08-06 12:48

Points to the Need to Make IoT Devices More SecureMicrosoft warned on Monday that Russia-linked attackers are gaining access to corporate networks through poorly configured devices, such as office...

Phone Farming for Ad Fraud
2019-08-06 11:20

Interesting article on people using banks of smartphones to commit ad fraud for profit. No one knows how prevalent ad fraud is on the Internet. I believe it is surprisingly high -- here's an...

Your Android Phone Can Get Hacked Just By Playing This Video
2019-07-25 18:49

Are you using an Android device? Beware! You should be more careful while playing a video on your smartphone—downloaded anywhere from the Internet or received through email. That's because, a...

Four Arrested Over Hacking of Brazil Justice Minister's Phone
2019-07-23 23:12

Brazilian federal police arrested four people Tuesday over the hacking of cell phones belonging to Justice Minister Sergio Moro and prosecutors involved in a massive corruption probe. read more

Popular Samsung, LG Android Phones Open to ‘Spearphone’ Eavesdropping
2019-07-23 16:49

A Spearphone attacker can use the accelerometer in LG and Samsung phones to remotely eavesdrop on any audio that's played on speakerphone, including calls, music and voice assistant responses.