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5 recent hacks that show smartphones are more vulnerable than we thought
Hackers have targeted mobile devices with increasing frequency, aiming to track users' activity, st…
Aaron Holmes
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Here’s how to know if your phone is hacked
As per a report by Norton, Apple offers better security to iOS users, but this doesn’t mean that th…
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Could your personal smartphone be hacked to explode like the pagers in Lebanon?
Deadly explosions in Lebanon linked to rigged pagers have raised concerns about the safety of moder…
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Hackers are coming for your smartwatch
"WireLurker and similar apps point to a trend we can expect to emerge in 2015-malware targeting wea…
Cale Guthrie Weissman
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Your iPhone is more vulnerable than you think
"Apple iOS, like all operating system, is often affected by critical security vulnerabilities, howe…
Alex Heath
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Your Smartphone Is Tracking You In Ways You've Never Imagined
He argues that the smartphone is the ultimate tracking device, and that pre-installed and cheaper a…
William Wei
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Israeli military-grade spy software was used to hack phones of journalists, activists, executives, and 2 women connected to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a report says
NSO Group, which sells the Pegasus software, markets the tools for counterterrorism purposes, accor…
Connor Perrett
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JOURNALIST: Malicious Software Hacked My Phone In Sochi Before I Even Finished My Coffee
"Almost immediately we were hacked," Engel reports. "Malicious software hijacked our phone before w…
Michael Kelley
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Android phones are now safer than ever before – safer than even iPhones
According to detective Rex Kiser who works for the Fort Worth Police Department in Texas, An…
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The government wants British spies to have new legal powers to hack your smartphone and computer
British spies have carried out hacks before to obtain information, but arguably on shaky legal terr…
Rob Price
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The WhatsApp hackers still have access to huge numbers of phones because people are not updating the app
In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said the firm's investment in s…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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Edward Snowden says UK spies can send 'Smurfs' to hack into your phone and gain 'total control' over it
Snowden explained that GCHQ gains access to smartphones with a simple text message. "It's called an…
James Cook
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A flaw in BMW and Rolls Royce cars lets hackers unlock the doors
If, for example, a Rolls Royce is stored in an underground garage, then it's not going to receive t…
James Cook
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You can trick a smartphone fingerprint scanner in just 15 minutes with a printer
In summary, we have proposed a simple, fast and effective method to generate 2D fingerprint spoofs …
Rob Price
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The nasty spyware likely used to hack Jeff Bezos lets governments secretly access everything in your smartphone, from text messages to the microphone and cameras - here's how it works
The how of the hack, according to a UN report published Wednesday morning, is maybe the wildest det…
Ben Gilbert
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Facebook says the FBI has asked it not to say who might be behind an hack that affected 30 million people
"We now know that fewer people were impacted than we originally thought. Of the 50 million people w…
Rob Price
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WhatsApp was hacked and attackers installed spyware on people's phones
A notice on Facebook said the issue impacted both Android, iPhones, and Windows phones. An update w…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter,Assoc…
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Facebook is suing an Israeli spyware company for allegedly hacking WhatsApp. Now, that company says Facebook tried to buy its spyware in 2017.
In 2017, Facebook was developing an app called Onavo Protect that touted VPN services for users, bu…
Aaron Holmes
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'Watch Dogs 2' is the best 'Grand Theft Auto' game to come out this year
You could even go all the way rogue and simply explore the open-world of "Watch Dogs 2." There's a …
Ben Gilbert
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Vladimir Putin reportedly runs an outdated version of Windows on his computer, which is vulnerable to hacking
Putin is famously distrustful of the internet, and this attitude is making its way into Russian law…