Browsing the "phones" Tag

More than 2m AT&T phones illegally unlocked by bribed insiders – Naked Security

August 17th, 2019 📆 | 6710 Views ⚑

The US has indicted a 34-year-old citizen of Pakistan, accusing him of being the leader of a conspiracy to illegally

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Millions of Android phones at risk of shipping with malware pre-installed

August 14th, 2019 📆 | 5482 Views ⚑

Millions of Android phones are at risk of shipping with malicious pre-installed apps, a recent report from Black Hat has

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7 million Android phones sold with preinstalled malware & backdoors

August 14th, 2019 📆 | 3641 Views ⚑

Regardless of maker, model, cost, among other variables, any smartphone we buy has pre-installed applications from the factory. According to

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Millions of New Android Phones Sold With Preinstalled Malware

August 13th, 2019 📆 | 4800 Views ⚑

Maddie Stone, a security researcher on Google’s Project Zero and a former tech lead on the Android Security team, flagged

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Tens Of Millions Of Android Phones Come Preloaded With Dangerous Malware

August 10th, 2019 📆 | 4589 Views ⚑

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Android warning: Malware found loaded onto millions of phones straight out of the box

August 10th, 2019 📆 | 2328 Views ⚑

Android users have been warned after experts discovered that millions of phones had malware loaded on them straight out of

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New Warning As Even Office Phones Expose Corporates To Risk Of Cyberattack: Report

August 10th, 2019 📆 | 4174 Views ⚑

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Remotely hacking elevator phones shouldn’t be this easy

August 9th, 2019 📆 | 8008 Views ⚑

“Do not hack the elevators here, please.”  Will Caruana is on stage at the annual DEF CON hacking convention in

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Popular Avaya enterprise VoIP phones are vulnerable to hacking

August 9th, 2019 📆 | 3322 Views ⚑

Credit: ? Security researchers have found a critical remote code execution vulnerability in popular models of enterprise VoIP desk phones

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Popular Avaya enterprise VoIP phones are vulnerable to hacking – CSO

August 9th, 2019 📆 | 7669 Views ⚑

Security researchers have found a critical remote code execution vulnerability in popular models of enterprise VoIP desk phones made by

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Paid Insiders Upload Unlocks Over 2 Million AT&T Phones

August 8th, 2019 📆 | 7489 Views ⚑

A recruiter from AT&T charged in a 14-count, U.S to have a paid insiders to planting malware on telecommunications giant

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How AT&T Insiders Were Bribed to ‘Unlock’ Millions of Phones

August 7th, 2019 📆 | 4188 Views ⚑

A dramatic saga that began with a civil lawsuit between AT&T and former employees has resulted in a high-profile arrest.

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28 Million Android Phones Exposed To ‘Eye-Opening’ Attack Risk

August 3rd, 2019 📆 | 3908 Views ⚑

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Android Media Framework Flaw Could Get Phones Hacked By Videos

July 27th, 2019 📆 | 2219 Views ⚑

Most smartphone users love to watch innocent videos of babies, pets, and other cute moments. Interestingly, the hackers also like

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Brazil: Bolsonaro says his phones were hacked amid fallout over leaked chats | World news

July 26th, 2019 📆 | 1682 Views ⚑

Mobile phones used by Jair Bolsonaro were accessed by a group of hackers who also targeted a senior judge and

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President Says His Phones Were Among Hundreds Hacked in Brazil

July 26th, 2019 📆 | 3087 Views ⚑

RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro’s cellphones were among hundreds targeted by hackers this year, he said Thursday, as

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US Attorney General Says Encryption Creates Security Risk

July 23rd, 2019 📆 | 3844 Views ⚑

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said Tuesday that increased encryption of data on phones and computers and encrypted messaging apps

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Weber GOP officials allege phones hacked by party rivals looking for dirt – Standard-Examiner

July 20th, 2019 📆 | 4207 Views ⚑

Weber GOP officials allege phones hacked by party rivals looking for dirt Standard-Examiner Allegations of illegal phone hacking and charges

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Whistleblowers Say NSA Still Spies on American Phones in Hidden Program

July 20th, 2019 📆 | 4847 Views ⚑

INSURGE INTELLIGENCE — On Monday 4th, the New York Times reported that the National Security Agency has “quietly” shut down a controversial phone records

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‘Agent Smith’ Malware Infects 25 million phones worldwide

July 16th, 2019 📆 | 2207 Views ⚑

Compromises existing apps such as Whatsapp and Opera to monetise ads 11 more apps found on the Google Play Store

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Experts Views On 25 Million Android Phones Infected With Malware That ‘Hides In WhatsApp’

July 13th, 2019 📆 | 7063 Views ⚑

It has been reported that as many as 25 million Android phones have been hit with malware that replaces installed apps like WhatsApp

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State warns about hackers stealing data from personal phones – WTVM

July 13th, 2019 📆 | 6973 Views ⚑

State warns about hackers stealing data from personal phones WTVM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – The state is sending a “beware”

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Windows 10 Mobile Windows phones get a rare OS update as they enter the endgame OnMSFT.com

July 13th, 2019 📆 | 6159 Views ⚑

Windows phones running the Windows 10 Mobile operating system received an update today that brought the OS up to build

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Incident Of The Week: Malware Infects 25M Android Phones

July 13th, 2019 📆 | 7092 Views ⚑

Cyber security researcher Check Point has warned Android users in a blog on July 10, 2019, that as many as

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