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A former employee of one of the world's most powerful hacking companies NSO Group has been arrested and charged with stealing phone hacking tools from the company and trying to sell it for $50...

Several Android apps can share image and video data with third parties without your knowledge. Here's how to prevent that.

At least two Samsung smartphone models have reportedly spontaneously started sending photographs to contacts without being asked to do so.

User reports indicate the Samsung Messages app on Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note 8 is sending photos via MMS to random contacts.

Our Vault Ltd fined £70k and Horizon Windows scolded over unsolicited marketing calls Two nuisance callers were today named and shamed – only one was fined – by the UK's data watchdog for illegal...

Supreme Court decision requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant to gain access to cellphone records for tracking citizens.

A top US intelligence official warned football fans traveling to Russia for the World Cup that their phones and computers could be hacked by Moscow's cyber spies. William Evanina, Director of the...

Facebook on Tuesday confirmed that a Chinese phone maker deemed a national security threat by the US was among companies given access to data on users. read more

Messaging apps verboten until they fall into line with EU regs Multinational car parts maker Continental AG has banned its employees from using Whatsapp and Snapchat on their work phones due to...

German car parts supplier Continental on Tuesday said it was banning the use of WhatsApp and Snapchat on work-issued mobile phones "with immediate effect" because of data protection concerns. read more