Security News

Side-Channel PoC Attack Lifts Private RSA Keys from Mobile Phones
2018-08-20 20:42

Researchers launched a Proof-of-Concept attack on two Android mobile phones and an embedded system board.

Australians who won’t unlock their phones could face 10 years in jail
2018-08-16 11:24

The Australian government wants to force companies to help it get at suspected criminals’ data. If they can’t, it would jail people for up to a decade if they refuse to unlock their phones.

The sextortionists are back, this time with your phone number as “proof”
2018-08-15 16:34

Last month the crooks were throwing old passwords into their scams to make you sit up and take notice. Now it's phone numbers.

New Man-in-the-Disk attack leaves millions of Android phones vulnerable
2018-08-14 09:03

Security researchers at Check Point Software Technologies have discovered a new attack vector against the Android operating system that could potentially allow attackers to silently infect your...

DEF CON 2018: ‘Man in the Disk’ Attack Surface Affects All Android Phones
2018-08-13 16:15

Sloppy Android developers not following security guidelines for external storage opens the door to device takeover and more.

Kryptowire introduces the mobile phone firmware vulnerability feed
2018-08-10 20:32

Kryptowire discovered vulnerabilities in mobile device firmware and pre-installed mobile apps that pose a risk for the mobile phone supply chain because they can expose consumer and enterprise...

Crims hacked accounts, got phones, resold them – and the Feds reckon they've nabbed 'em
2018-08-09 20:11

Thousands of mobes allegedly slurped, fenced via phishing, etc A dozen people have been indicted in America for allegedly fencing more than $1m in smartphones and other kit obtained via hacking and fraud.…

Funnily enough, no, infosec bods aren't mad keen on W. Virginia's vote-by-phone-app plan
2018-08-07 22:15

Mobile ballots dubbed 'horrific', blockchain reliance questioned The US state of West Virginia plans to allow some of its citizens to vote in this year's midterm elections via a smartphone app –...

Battle lines drawn over US mass surveillance as senators probe NSA's bonfire of phone records
2018-08-06 22:34

Ding! Ding! Round three in blanket spying bout Analysis A fight has begun over another of the US government's mass surveillance systems – with two Senators raising questions about an unusual data...

BlackBerry claims it can do to ransomware what Apple did to its phones
2018-08-06 18:48

Workspaces' time machine promises to make quick work of extortionists Black Hat While ransomware continues to extort factories, hospitals, schools, businesses, and ordinary netizens, BlackBerry...