According to Cyanogen employee Adnan Begovic, who made the statement on Saturday at the Seattle Code Rush developer event, the company has 50 million users around the world and is employed by more mobile device owners than Windows Mobile and BlackBerry. Combined. Things are picking up quickly for the developer….
Hackers can track phone users’ location by looking at power supply
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Researchers have found out it is possible to track someone’s mobile phone by looking at how much battery has been used. The data does not need the users’ permission to be shared, while it can help track…
Google Voices Concerns Regarding Government Warrants, Seeks to Protect Users
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Google has joined advocacy organisations such as the ACLU in voicing their concerns about proposed Amendments to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41 by sending a comment letter to The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules….
Google leaves most Android users exposed to hackers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans People with Android smartphones and tablets running older versions of the mobile operating system — around 60 percent of all Android users — are going to have to live with a security flaw Google has decided not to fix. A known…
U.S. Warns Apple Users About iOS ‘Masque Attack’
Security weakness allows a hacker to replace an iOS app with malware The U.S. government warned Apple gadget owners Thursday to look out for hackers exploiting a newly revealed vulnerability in the mobile operating system iOS. The so-called “Masque Attack” […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Protecting online banking users
With banks providing more protection for its online clients, including making available insurance schemes that can cover for ATM robbery or even tampering and mechanical malfunctions of the ATM, cybercrime is training its guns big time on the banking institutions […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Tim Cook Says Apple to Add Security Alerts for iCloud Users
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In his first interview on the subject, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said celebrities’ iCloud accounts were compromised when hackers correctly answered security questions to obtain their passwords, or when they were victimized by a phishing scam to obtain user […]…
Systems that can secretly track where cellphone users go around the globe
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Makers of surveillance systems are offering governments across the world the ability to track the movements of almost anybody who carries a cellphone, whether they are blocks away or on another continent. The technology works by exploiting an essential fact […]…
Seven Cell Phone Apps Your Professor Can Easily Hack—Android, Windows and iOS Users Beware
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Presenting their findings last Friday Aug. 22 at the 23rd annual — USENIX Security Symposium held in San Diego, researchers from the University of California, Riverside found that by exploiting weaknesses in cell phone operating systems they were able to hack…
Cyber Criminals Use Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Plane Crash News to Bait Users
Any occasion that captures public attention – regardless of how sensitive – comes out to be an opportunity for spammers and hackers to snatch users’ personal information and spread malware, and the tragedy of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is no exception. According to the U.S. intelligence officials, Malaysia…
