Security News

NSA may kill off mass phone spying program Snowden exposed, says Congressional staffer
2019-03-05 23:25

But really it's just the start of the latest surveillance chess game Special report The NSA may kill off a controversial mass surveillance program of Americans that was exposed by Edward Snowden,...

Facebook criticised for misuse of phone numbers provided for security
2019-03-05 22:23

Facebook admits it's using numbers supplied for 2FA for more than security, and you can't turn it off.

You. Shall. Not. Pass... word: Soon, you may be logging into websites using your phone, face, fingerprint or token
2019-03-05 21:37

Just don't lose your hardware keys RSA At 2004's RSA Conference, then Microsoft chairman Bill Gates predicted the death of the password because passwords have problems and people are bad at...

Latest 4G, 5G phone-location slurp attack is a doozy, but won't Torpedo Average Joe or Jane
2019-02-26 19:34

Needs manpower, bags of time, full knowledge of target Analysis A group of infosec researchers have uncovered a neat way to track a phone's location via 4G or 5G. However, the mechanics of the...

MWC 2019: Your future Android phone, apps will need no password
2019-02-25 14:09

FIDO2 certification is paving the way for passwordless mobile security.

New privacy-breaking attacks against phones on 4G and 5G cellular networks
2019-02-25 13:55

Three new attacks can be used to track the location and intercept calls of phone users connected to 4G and 5G cellular networks, researchers from Purdue University and The University of Iowa have...

Can you really sniff out gas station card skimmers with your phone?
2019-02-20 21:48

A viral post suggests (wrongly) that card skimmers always use Bluetooth. Anyway, just looking at nearby Bluetooth names doesn't help much...

Android Phones Can Get Hacked Just by Looking at a PNG Image
2019-02-06 14:18

Using an Android device? Beware! You have to remain more caution while opening an image file on your smartphone—downloaded anywhere from the Internet or received through messaging or email apps....

Phone cloner gets 65 months in jail
2019-01-31 13:04

A US court has sentenced a man to over five years for his part in a massive telecommunications fraud involving stolen cellphone accounts and reprogrammed phones.

Google cracks down on access to your Android phone and SMS data
2019-01-18 12:16

Android apps that want access to your call and SMS data now have to pass muster with Google's team of reviewers.