The vulnerability could allow an attacker to view all Wi-Fi user names, passwords and SSID information stored on a device. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Remote SMS Attack Can Force Mobile Phones to Send Premium-rate Text Messages
Attackers can force mobile phones to send premium-rate SMS messages or prevent them from receiving messages for long periods of time by leveraging a logic flaw… View full post on text spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft gives free Windows Phones to Android malware victims; iPhone users unaffected
“Want a free Windows Phone? Well, it turns out that you may be able to get one for free – all you need to do is tell Microsoft about the malware problems you’ve had with Android smartphones,” Graham Cluley blogs for Spohos. “Ben Rudolph, Microsoft’s Windows Phone ‘evangelist,’ is the…
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…
Android Security Problems? Microsoft Gives Away Phones (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Never let a competitor’s stumble go to waste. That appears to be Microsoft’s strategy, as it is giving away Windows Phones to five Android users following a malware scare on Android Market. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft Uses Android Malware Hysteria to Offer Free Windows Phones
Microsoft is capitalizing on a recent Android malware scam by giving away free Windows Phones to five Android users with the worst malware horror stories. Ben Rudolph, Microsoft’s Windows Phone evangelist, announced the contest on Twitter using the hashtag #droidrage. Microsoft followed Rudolph’s lead and publicized the contest on its…
How to reset your Pin*security code* On LG Phones + Fix tons of other problems
Were you locked out of your phone? Forgot your security code? Problems with texts? Well then you have come to the right place. By entering *go to dial screen for touch phones* 277634#*# on your phone. it will open up a test screen where you can do a master reset…
Parents Buy New PCs & Phones & Give Hand-Me-Downs To Kids
Attention parents: Are you craving a new PC or cell phone? Well, if you’re like a quarter of your fellow parents, you can just buy yourself a new one and give the old one to your kids. That’s what PBS KIDS found out from a survey of parents of 2…
Program lets parents track kids’ phones
A man beginning to write a text message on his mobile phone in Los Angeles, California, 11/02/2009. Source: Supplied PARENTS are installing spyware on their children’s phones to track their movements, read their text messages and view their photos. The latest smartphone technology allows worried parents to keep tabs on…
McAfee: Android Phones on Top of Malware Hit List, Q3 Report Reveals Threats on the Rise
Like us on Facebook “So far this year, we’ve seen many interesting yet challenging trends that are affecting the threat landscape, including heightened levels of sophistication and high-profile hacktivist attacks,” said Vincent Weafer, Senior Vice President of McAfee Labs. McAfee predicted, at the end of 2010, that malware would touch…