Mobile security


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Mobile Security

Android Wi-Fi Direct bug means hackers can reboot your device

Android Wi-Fi Direct bug means hackers can reboot your device

Mobile Security

Android Wi-Fi Direct bug means hackers can reboot your device

A vulnerability in Android's Wi-Fi Direct functionality has been uncovered by security researchers.

Alan Martin27 Jan 2015


Mobile Security

'Critical Security Updates' cancelled for 939 million Android users

'Critical Security Updates' cancelled for 939 million Android users

Mobile Security

'Critical Security Updates' cancelled for 939 million Android users

Google has revealed that Android smartphones and tablets running versions of the software released before 4.3 (Jellybean) will no longer be given official updates to an important part of the software

Alan Martin12 Jan 2015


Privacy, Mobile Security

Mobile security: flaw allows hackers to read texts and listen to calls

Mobile security: flaw allows hackers to read texts and listen to calls

Privacy, Mobile Security

Mobile security: flaw allows hackers to read texts and listen to calls

Hackers can eavesdrop on your phone calls and text messages even with cell networks using "the most advanced encryption available" according to The Washington Post.

Alan Martin19 Dec 2014


Scams, Mobile Security, Cybercrime

Android scam: Firms fined over $500,000 for malicious apps' hidden subscriptions

Android scam: Firms fined over $500,000 for malicious apps' hidden subscriptions

Scams, Mobile Security, Cybercrime

Android scam: Firms fined over $500,000 for malicious apps' hidden subscriptions

Three UK firms have been fined over $500,000 for a scam that involved Android apps signing up to a subscription service, and suppressing notifications informing the victim they were being charged, according to The Guardian.

Alan Martin11 Dec 2014


Privacy, Mobile Security

Phone biometric security need to be controlled, says ex-GCHQ chief

Phone biometric security need to be controlled, says ex-GCHQ chief

Privacy, Mobile Security

Phone biometric security need to be controlled, says ex-GCHQ chief

The former head of the UK's government's communications agency GCHQ has issued warnings over the privacy of the biometric security increasingly favored in top-end mobile phones and other devices, Computing reports.

Alan Martin01 Dec 2014


Mobile Security

Nexus 5, Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5s hacked at Pwn2Own event

Nexus 5, Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5s hacked at Pwn2Own event

Mobile Security

Nexus 5, Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5s hacked at Pwn2Own event

The Samsung Galaxy S5, Apple iPhone 5s and Google Nexus 5 were amongst handsets to be successfully hacked during the Mobile Pwn2Own hacking competition, reports Forbes.

Alan Martin14 Nov 2014


Mobile Security

Apple Pay and security - what you need to know

Apple Pay and security - what you need to know

Mobile Security

Apple Pay and security - what you need to know

Mobile payments look set to be one of the defining technologies of 2015, as the launch of Apple Pay catalyses a boom in cardless payments - both from Apple’s own system, and rivals playing catch-up.

Rob Waugh07 Nov 2014


Mobile Security

Microsoft issues rapid fix to GroupMe exploit

Microsoft issues rapid fix to GroupMe exploit

Mobile Security

Microsoft issues rapid fix to GroupMe exploit

iOS and Android messaging app GroupMe has had a possible vulnerability fixed quickly by Microsoft, according to The Register. There was no evidence to suggest any cybercriminals had been able to exploit the flaw before it was patched.

Alan Martin31 Oct 2014


Mobile Security

'Find My Mobile' system can be used to attack Samsung handsets

'Find My Mobile' system can be used to attack Samsung handsets

Mobile Security

'Find My Mobile' system can be used to attack Samsung handsets

One of the most popular and useful security functions of mobile handsets can be turned against the owner.

Alan Martin29 Oct 2014