Security News

Clarke: Precedent-Seeking FBI Won’t Ask NSA to Unlock Phone (Threatpost)
2016-03-15 13:55

Former counterterrorism chief Richard A. Clarke told NPR questioned the FBI's motivations in its debate against Apple over unlocking a terrorist's iPhone.

Former cyber czar says NSA could crack the San Bernadino shooters phone (ArsTechnica)
2016-03-14 18:58

Analysis of Yemeni Cell Phone Metadata (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-13 11:32

This research shows the power of cell phone metadata. From an article by the author: Yemen has experienced an array of violent incidents and political turmoil in recent years, ranging from al...

Obama puts down his encrypted phone long enough to tell us: Knock it off with the encryption (The Register)
2016-03-12 00:13

Researchers can unlock some Android phones with inkjet-printed fingerprints (ZDNet)
2016-03-09 20:42

South Korea Says North Hacked Phones of Key Officials (SecurityWeek)
2016-03-08 05:57

Seoul says N. Korea hacked into S. Korean officials' phones (Yahoo Security)
2016-03-08 05:57

Hack a mobile phone’s fingerprint sensor in 15 minutes (Help Net Security)
2016-03-07 21:12

Two researchers from Michigan State University’s biometrics group have devised a method for hacking mobile phone’s fingerprint authentication by using just a color inkjet printer, a special type...

New attack steals secret crypto keys from Android and iOS phones (ArsTechnica)
2016-03-03 23:00

Company Tracks Iowa Caucusgoers by their Cell Phones (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-02 12:34

It's not just governments. Companies like Dstillery are doing this too: "We watched each of the caucus locations for each party and we collected mobile device ID's," Dstillery CEO Tom Phillips...