Security News

His phone went dark, then $1m was sucked out in SIM-swap crypto-heist
2018-11-26 12:00

A 21-year-old allegedly SIM-swapped Silicon Valley execs’ phones to steal cryptocurrency, including one man's $1m tuition fund for his kids.

Could have sworn I deleted that photo from my phone! [PODCAST]
2018-11-16 22:49

This week: hacking phones at Pwn2Own, the brand new SophosLabs Threat report, and squeezing Shakespeare into one tweet. Enjoy!

0-Days Found in iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi6 Phones
2018-11-15 11:48

At Pwn2Own 2018 mobile hacking competition held in Tokyo on November 13-14, white hat hackers once again demonstrated that even the fully patched smartphones running the latest version of software...

Microsoft update breaks Calendar and Mail on Windows 10 phones
2018-11-14 10:57

Still reeling from last week's Windows 10 Pro debacle, Microsoft dropped a fresh pile of “Oops!” onto Windows 10 Mobile users.

Google's secret to a healthy phone? Remote-controlling your apps
2018-11-09 20:09

Look Ma, no not much malware! Google has claimed to have cut Android malware by half.…

258,000 encrypted IronChat phone messages cracked by police
2018-11-09 11:53

They expect to cuff hundreds of criminals who used the pricey phones, which were sold with the crypto app preinstalled.

Phone companies slammed for lousy robocall efforts
2018-11-08 12:22

By this time next year, says Chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC wants to see an anti-robocall system on consumers' phones - or else.

Cell Phone Security and Heads of State
2018-10-30 11:38

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the Russians and the Chinese were eavesdropping on President Donald Trump's personal cell phone and using the information gleaned to better...

Google Will Charge Android Phone Makers to Use Its Apps In Europe
2018-10-17 09:18

Would you prefer purchasing an Android device that doesn't have any apps or services from Google? No Google Maps, No Gmail, No YouTube! And NOT even the Google Play Store—from where you could have...

How a WhatsApp call could have taken over your phone
2018-10-10 14:36

A WhatsApp buffer overflow that crashed your phone due to audio data sent by a caller meant that just answering a call could spell trouble.