Category: Smart Phones
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#BlackFriday Announcement from Privacy Lab
Privacy Lab has published details from its research[1] into 25 trackers hidden inside popular Google Play apps such as Uber, Tinder, Skype, Twitter, Spotify, and Snapchat. Publication of this information is in the public interest, as it reveals clandestine surveillance software that is unknown to Android users at the time of app installation. These trackers vary…
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Apple Allows Uber to Use a Powerful Feature that Lets it Record iPhone Screen
What could possibly go wrong when your privacy and phone are given “selectively” without your knowledge or ability to intervene? What happens when Uber is hijacked? Or Uber uses this access unscrupulously? Security researcher Will Strafach recently revealed that Apple selectively grants (what’s known as an “entitlement“) Uber a powerful ability to use the newly…
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Hackers Can Steal Your Passwords Just by Monitoring SmartPhone Sensors
People worry about the data their camera and GPS captures, but there are so many hidden sensors that relay data that most users are unaware of. Hackers Can Steal Your PINs and Passwords Just by Monitoring Sensors on Your SmartPhone Do you know how many kinds of sensors your smartphone has inbuilt? And what data…
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Dangerous Rootkit found Pre-Installed on nearly 3 Million Android Phones
Luckily, not many US Android phones. Just a matter of time before manufacturers install rootkits as a matter of course. Nearly 3 Million Android devices worldwide are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks that could allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code with root privileges, turning over full control of the devices to hackers. According to…
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iPhone Secretly Sends Your Call History to Apple Even If iCloud Backups are Turned Off
In the fight against encryption, Apple has positioned itself as a staunch defender of its user privacy by refusing the federal officials to provide encryption backdoors into its products, as well as implementing better encryption for its products. However, a new report from a security firm suggests Apple’s online syncing service iCloud secretly stores logs…
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Warning! Over 900 Million Android Phones Vulnerable to New ‘QuadRooter’ Attack
Download the free utility and see whether your phone needs patching. Verizon has patched only 1 of the 4 vulnerabilities. Shameful! Android has Fallen! Yet another set of Android security vulnerabilities has been discovered in Qualcomm chipsets that affect more than 900 Million Android smartphones and tablets worldwide. What’s even worse: Most of those affected…
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Get A Glimpse Of The Cyber Threat Landscape For 2016 And Beyond | Hacked
Here’s a rundown of the cyber threat landscape for 2016 and beyond, courtesy of a report from Intel security. Coming In 2016 The 2016 predictions covers threats from ransomware, infrastructure attacks, attacks on automobile systems and the sale and warehousing of stolen data. • Hardware: Attacks on hardware and firmware will continue while the market…
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A Clever Idea for Your Phone Camera
There are a lot of things you use your phone for, but have you considered you can use it as a reminder? Using your phone camera makes remembering things a breeze. You’re at Disneyland and you’ve parked in some character’s colored section — take a snapshot of where you parked!