Security News

Stingray phone stalker tech used near White House, SS7 abused to steal US citizens' data – just Friday things
2018-06-01 20:38

Second worst stingray in history (RIP Steve Irwin) Someone may have spied on smartphones in or near the White House using a fake cellphone tower – and miscreants are said to have abused SS7...

Samsung doesn’t have to offer updates for phones older than two years
2018-06-01 18:26

Dutch consumer protection organization Consumentenbond took Samsung Netherlands to court, arguing that the company should provide updates and upgrades for their telephones “within one month after...

Facebook 2FA no longer needs a phone number: here’s how to set it up
2018-05-25 13:57

One more excuse for not using 2FA bites the dust.

TeenSafe phone monitoring app leaks teens’ iCloud logins in plaintext
2018-05-22 14:44

The "secure" monitoring app is used by over a million parents.

Teen phone monitoring app has thousands of passwords stolen, highlighting need for secure servers
2018-05-21 16:14

An app designed for parents to keep an eye on their teenagers' smartphone use was storing plain text passwords on an unsecured AWS server.

FCC to Investigate US Mobile Phone Location-Revealing Flaw
2018-05-21 12:33

Senator Urges US Communications Regulator to Expand InquiryFollowing the disclosure of a flaw in the website of LocationSmart that could have been easily exploited to track the location of...

Real-Time Mobile Phone Location Tracking: Questions Mount
2018-05-18 18:18

After Securus Technologies Gets Hacked, LocationSmart Fixes Data-Exposing FlawFollowing reports about U.S. companies that enable government and other users to access real-time tracking information...

Phone tracking service LocationSmart exposed API, allowing anyone to track you
2018-05-18 12:46

An unsecured API used in a product demo can be exploited by attackers to track phone locations without the consent of end users.

LocationDumb: phone tracker foul-up exposes world+dog to tracking
2018-05-18 00:03

Securus wasted its money: the data was just sitting there The parade of bad privacy news this week has managed to get even worse, as one of the companies associated with the selling of phone...

Police phone tracking firm hacked, passwords leaked thanks to weak hashing
2018-05-17 14:52

Securus, which tracks phones for police, was using the MD5 algorithm to hash stored passwords.