Sprint has begun sending out an update for the system software running on the Samsung Epic 4G Touch. Among some minor changes, this removes the Carrier IQ app that some critics have classified spyware. Carrier IQ caused a big stir late last year. It was installed by some carriers…
Samsung Epic 4G Touch System Software Update Removes Carrier IQ
Sprint has begun sending out an update for the system software running on the Samsung Epic 4G Touch. Among some minor changes, this removes the Carrier IQ app that some critics have classified spyware. Carrier IQ caused a big stir late last year. It was installed by some carriers…
Android app malware exploits Carrier IQ controversy
Phony Android application checks for running Carrier IQ software, but then sends SMS messages to a premium rate number. <img alt="Android app malware exploits Carrier IQ controversy, Blog, malware, Android, exploits, controversy, Carrier"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/> View full post on SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News View full post…
Hackers use Carrier IQ controversy to push Trojan
Android malware writers are taking advantage of the controversy surrounding Carrier IQ’s smartphone tracking software in order to distribute a premium SMS Trojan, security researchers from Symantec warn. “Android.Qicsomos is a modified version of an open source project meant to detect Carrier IQ on a device, with additional code to…
Carrier IQ’s MSIP: Spyware according to some
Smart phones and associated apps are coming under increased scrutiny from privacy groups. Still, software from Carrier IQ – Mobile Service Intelligence Platform (MSIP) – escaped their watchful eye. What’s more, the “who’s who” of telecom providers – except Verizon — have been using MSIP since 2006. That tidbit was…
Carrier IQ’s MSIP: Spyware according to some
Smart phones and associated apps are coming under increased scrutiny from privacy groups. Still, software from Carrier IQ – Mobile Service Intelligence Platform (MSIP) – escaped their watchful eye. What’s more, the “who’s who” of telecom providers – except Verizon — have been using MSIP since 2006. That tidbit was…
The Complete List of All the Phones With Carrier IQ Spyware Installed [Carrier Iq]
Responding to the US Senate request lead by Senator Al Franken, ATT, Sprint, HTC, and Samsung have sent the list of all the phones with Carrier IQ spyware installed in them. The carriers have also admitted that Carrier IQ also captured the content of text messages “under certain conditions.” Here’s…
From the horse’s mouth: 5 things you should know about Carrier IQ
Mobile device and network diagnostic firm Carrier IQ early Tuesday issued a detailed report about what it is up to with your smartphone data. The company has been under fire ever since Trevor Eckhart discovered CIQ software working behind the scenes on a variety of smartphones. Eckhart originally accused CIQ…
Carrier IQ execs complying with probe of cellphone tracking claims
Federal investigators are probing allegations that Carrier IQ software found on about 150 million cellphones tracked user activity and sent the information to the cellphone companies without informing consumers, according to government officials. View full post on cellphone security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
Google’s Schmidt likens Carrier IQ to a keylogger
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt today distanced his company from Carrier IQ’s software, even as he described the technology as a keylogger. Schmidt’s comments came at an Internet freedom conference in the Netherlands. A Reuters story from The Hague quotes Schmidt as saying that Carrier IQ’s software is a keylogger…
