TigerBot - SMS Controlled Android Malware Stealing Information

TigerBot - SMS Controlled Android Malware Stealing Information A new form of Android malware controlled via SMS messages has been discovered and the malware can record phone calls, upload the device's GPS location, and reboot the phone, among other things. Researchers at NQ Mobile, working...

New Android Malware Controlled by SMS, Records Calls, GPS Location

A new form of Android malware controlled via SMS messages has been discovered and the malware can record phone calls, upload the device’s GPS location, and reboot the phone, among other things. Researchers at NQ Mobile Security working with Dr. Xuxian Jiang’s team at nearby North Carolina State...

The Pirate Bay plans Low Orbit Server Drones to beat #Censorship

The Pirate Bay plans Low Orbit Server Drones to beat Censorship One of the world's largest BitTorrent sites "The Pirate Bay" is going to put servers on GPS-controlled aircraft drones in order to evade authorities who are looking to shut the site down. In a Sunday blog post, The Pirate Bay announc...

Crime with $50 GPS jammer increasing rapidly in UK

Crime with $50 GPS jammer increasing rapidly in UK Too many are using illegal GPS jamming devices on UK roads, according to a study, and are putting critical emergency systems at risk of failure and it's at extreme risk from criminals, terrorist organizations and rogue states and even someone wit...

CVE-2012-1288

The CVE refers to UTC Fire & Security GE-MC100-NTP/GPS-ZB Master Clock devices that use hardcoded administrative credentials. The underlying issue is a hardcoded admin user/password that can be used to access the device via its web interface, enabling remote attackers to obtain access and potenti...

CVE-2012-1288: Undefined Security Weakness

The UTC Fire & Security GE-MC100-NTP/GPS-ZB Master Clock device uses hardcoded credentials for an administrative account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an HTTP session...

US Supreme Court Ends Warrantless GPS Tracking

In a decision that was closeley watched by civil liberties group and the technology industry, the Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that GPS tracking devices constitute a “search” and that authorities must obtain a warrant before placing one on a suspect’s vehicle. In a rare 9-0 vote, the Court...

Why US Aircrafts Drop Spy Devices in Syrian ?

Why US Aircrafts Drop Spy Devices in Syrian ? Last week Iranian engineer claim to hijack U.S. drone by hacking GPS system using GPS spoofing. On December 14, residents of a small town in northern Syria reported seeing unidentified aircraft circling overhead, and dropping several small items...

Iranian engineer hijack U.S. drone by GPS hack [Video Explanation]

An Iranian engineer working on the captured US drone has said that Iran exploited a weakness in the craft's navigation system to hijack it. The aircraft was downed through a relatively unsophisticated cyber-attack that tricked its global positioning systems GPS. The technique, known as "GPS...

Iranian engineer hijack U.S. drone by GPS hack [Video Explanation]

An Iranian engineer working on the captured US drone has said that Iran exploited a weakness in the craft's navigation system to hijack it. The aircraft was downed through a relatively unsophisticated cyber-attack that tricked its global positioning systems GPS. The technique, known as "GPS...

Report: Iran Claims To Have Hacked, Then Hijacked Stealth Drone

A report on the Web site of the Christian Science Monitor claims that Iran exploited a long-known vulnerability in the GPS navigation system of the U.S.’s RQ-170 Sentinel drone to force it into landing safely within Iran. The report, Thursday, cites an Iranian engineer that is part of a team that...

The Spy Files: Wikileaks expose Mobile Phone, Email Hacking capability

The Spy Files: Wikileaks expose Mobile Phone, Email Hacking capability Wikileaks has released dozens of new documents highlighting the state of the once covert, but now lucrative private sector global surveillance industry. According to Assange, over 150 private sector organisations in 25 countri...

Google to Allow Users to Opt Out of WiFi Location Mapping System

Google, which has faced a pile of criticism over its privacy policies and practices, especially as they relate to wireless and mobile devices, says it is changing the way that it maps people’s wireless access points in its efforts to provide accurate location information. The company said it is n...

Find My iPhone App, 4.0

Despite all the hype about a coming wave of mobile device viruses and worms, lost and stolen mobile phones are the biggest security threat to consumers and employers, too. To address the “scatterbrain” threat, Apple introduced ‘Find My iPhone’ application for the iPhone 4 in June, 2010. Part of...

HTC Android Vulnerability - Exposes Phone numbers, Gps, SMS, Emails etc

HTC Android Vulnerability - Exposes Phone numbers, Gps, SMS, Emails etc If you are running a HTC Android smartphone with the latest updates applied, chances are your personal data is freely accessible to any app you have given network access to in the form of full Internet permissions.This...

HTC Android Vulnerability - Exposes Phone numbers, Gps, SMS, Emails etc

HTC Android Vulnerability - Exposes Phone numbers, Gps, SMS, Emails etc If you are running a HTC Android smartphone with the latest updates applied, chances are your personal data is freely accessible to any app you have given network access to in the form of full Internet permissions.This...

European Security Services GPS v1.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Title: ====== European Security Services GPS 1.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities Date: ===== 2011-09-28 VL-ID: ===== 63 Reference: ========== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=63 Introduction: ============= Fur eine geringe Ortungsgebuhr erhalten Sie einen Zugang zu unserem Online...

Blowback: Microsoft, OnStar Pump the Brakes on Location Tracking

Redmond, Washington software giant, Microsoft, and Detroit based GM subsidiary, OnStar backtracked on policies widely seen as egregious privacy violations following lawsuits and public outcry. Here’s the news: Windows Phone Update Requires User Consent For Tracking Microsoft released their “Mango...

European Security Services GPS 1.x SQL Injection / Bypass

Title: ====== European Security Services GPS 1.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities Date: ===== 2011-09-28 VL-ID: ===== 63 Reference: ========== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=63 Introduction: ============= Für eine geringe Ortungsgebühr erhalten Sie einen Zugang zu unserem Online...

ESecurityServices GPS v1.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Document Title: =============== ESecurityServices GPS v1.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities Release Date: ============= 2011-09-27 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID: ==================================== 63 Product & Service Introduction: =============================== Für eine geringe Ortungsgebühr...