Security News

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's Cell Phone was Tapped
2017-10-09 11:10

Politico reports that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's cell phone was compromised back in December. I know this is news because of who he is, but I hope every major government official of...

Hacking a Phone Through a Replacement Touchscreen (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-28 11:22

Researchers demonstrated a really clever hack: they hid malware in a replacement smart phone screen. The idea is that you would naively bring your smart phone in for repair, and the repair shop...

Hackers Can Hijack Phones via Replacement Screens: Researchers (Security Week)
2017-08-18 17:07

Touchscreens and other components that are often replaced in smartphones and tablets can hide malicious chips capable of giving attackers complete control over the device, warned researchers at...

A repair shop could completely hack your phone—and you wouldn’t know it (ArsTechnica)
2017-08-18 12:27

Booby-trapped touchscreens can log passwords, install malicious apps, and more.

Do the Police Need a Search Warrant to Access Cell Phone Location Data? (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-17 11:12

The US Supreme Court is deciding a case that will establish whether the police need a warrant to access cell phone location data. This week I signed on to an amicus brief from a wide array of...

Cyberattack Leaves Millions Without Mobile Phone Service in Venezuela (Security Week)
2017-08-11 03:14

A massive cyberattack that took down government websites in Venezuela earlier this week also has left seven million mobile phone users without service, the government said Thursday. A group that...

Amazon Halts Sale of Android Blu Phone Amid Spyware Concerns (Threatpost)
2017-08-01 16:39

Amazon said it will halt sale of popular low-cost Android phones made by Blu Products because of reports software on the phone is collecting and sharing user data without owner consent.

Researchers Decrypt Satellite Phone Communication in Real-Time (Security Week)
2017-07-10 14:24

A group of security researchers detailed a real-time inversion attack against the GMR-2 stream cipher used in satellite phone communication, claiming it is much more efficient than previously...

Satellite Phone Encryption Calls Can be Cracked in Fractions of a Second (The Hackers News)
2017-07-10 05:05

Security researchers have discovered a new method to decrypt satellite phone communications encrypted with the GMR-2 cipher in "real time" -- that too in mere fractions of a second in some cases....

Week in review: Windows 10 against crypto ransomware, satellite phone comms decryption (Help Net Security)
2017-07-10 01:40

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: 66% of US law firms reported a breach in 2016 The majority of US-based law firms are not only exposed in a wide...