Researchers at Check Point have identified a new class of vulnerabilities targeting SQLite, outside the context of a browser for the first time. The new…
Category: Mobile
CEO who sold encrypted phones to criminal gangs gets nine years in prison
A Canadian man who sold encrypted BlackBerry smartphones to criminal gangs all over the world was sentenced this week to nine years in prison, according…
Hacker Uses Porn To Lure Victims to Download Android Ransomware
A hacker has been using links to a porn app to trick users into installing a new Android ransomware strain. The ransomware, dubbed “Android/Filecoder.C” has been circulating…
WhatsApp is about to get a huge upgrade that’ll let you use the same account across platforms
A big leak has revealed that Facebook is working on a new WhatsApp experience which will let you use the same account to multiple phones,…
Telegram Voicemail Hack Used Against Brazil’s President, Ministers
Four suspects have been arrested in Brazil this week for hacking into over 1,000 Telegram accounts, including some owned by Brazilian government officials, such as…
Fake PornHub And Google Android Apps Are Actually ‘Russian Spy Tools’
Android spyware allegedly created by one of the Russian government’s go-to surveillance providers has been discovered. And it’s hiding in fake apps that look just…
NSA: Turn off these smartphone features if you want your location to stay secret
The U.S. National Security Agency has urged the Department of Defense and other national-security personnel to deactivate Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS on their phones if…
Viral app hit FaceApp, which makes users look old, has privacy concerns
If you’ve been anywhere near social media for the last few weeks, you’ve probably seen people posting photos of themselves, but aged to make them…
Flaws in Telegram & WhatsApp on Android Put Data at Risk
App settings combined with Android behavior can put data integrity at risk for WhatsApp and Telegram users. WhatsApp and Telegram are personal messaging apps that…
Hackers Can Now Trick USB Chargers To Destroy Your Devices—This Is How It Works
Not all cyberattacks focus on data theft. Sometimes the intent is “to achieve the destruction of the physical world through digital means,” Chinese tech giant…