Dutch Police Nabs Romanian Gang for Stealing $590K worth of iPhones

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Wikileaks Reveals How CIA Was Hacking Your iPhones And MacBooks

As part of its "Vault 7" series, Wikileaks — the popular whistle-blowing platform — has just released another batch of classified documents focused on exploits and hacking techniques the Central Intelligence Agency CIA designed to target Apple MacOS and iOS devices. Dubbed "Dark Matter," the leak...

Hackers Threaten to Remotely Wipe 300 Million iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom

If you use iCloud to sync your Apple devices, your private data may be at risk of getting exposed or deleted by April 7th. It has been found that a mischievous group of hackers claiming to have access to over 300 million iCloud accounts is threatening Apple to remotely wipe data from those millio...

Apple testing Ultra-Fast Li-Fi Wireless Technology for Future iPhones

Apple to make future iPhones compatible with a cutting-edge technology that has the capability to transmit data at 100 times the speed of WiFi, suggests the code found within the iOS firmware. Apple may ship future iPhones with Li-Fi capabilities, a new technology that may end up replacing the...

Apple to build Fuel Cell Battery that Could Power iPhones and Macbooks for Weeks

Nothing could be scarier than that little battery icon in our smart hits the red. All our focus shifts towards searching the nearest charging outlet – and it happens all too often. Yes, the short battery life is the worst thing about our smartphones. It forces us to always carry chargers and...

KeyRaider Malware Steals Certificates, Keys and Account Data From Jailbroken iPhones

Researchers have discovered a new strain of iOS malware dubbed KeyRaider that targets jailbroken devices and has the ability to steal certificates, private keys, and Apple account information. The malware already has claimed the private Apple account data of more than 225,000 victims. The KeyRaid...

PayPal Inc #86 iOS 4.6 - Validation & Design Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== PayPal Inc 86 iOS 4.6 - Validation & Design Vulnerability References Source: ==================== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=915 PayPal Security UID: eff8aq Release Date: ============= 2014-09-29 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

PayPal Inc #86 iOS 4.6 - Validation & Design Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== PayPal Inc 86 iOS 4.6 - Validation & Design Vulnerability References Source: ==================== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=915 PayPal Security UID: eff8aq Release Date: ============= 2014-09-29 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

Several Malicious Android apps found on Google Play affects 25,000 devices

As time goes on, though, the Malware Risk on Mobile Platforms appears to be increasing. A flood of scammy apps that are difficult for Google to detect, and therefore stays available for download for several days before being removed. The Russia-based firm Dr Web today said it has discovered sever...

Apple Decrypts Seized iPhones For The Police

The security features built into Apple's iOS software are so good that the police are unable to gain access to defendant's iPhones when they need to. Companies like Apple and Google are being asked by law enforcement officials to bypass these protections to aid in investigations. Apple receives s...

Slideshow: Ten Tips For Protecting Your Devices From Seizure By U.S. Customs

VIEW SLIDESHOW Ten Tips For Protecting Your Devices From Seizure By U.S. Customs Fourth amendment be damned. With U.S. Customs agents increasingly interested in the contents of digital devices like iPhones, iPads and laptops, The Electronic Frontier Foundation has issued guidance for getting your...

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...

Apple, Google to Testify at Smart Phone Tracking Hearing

After a bruising series of revelations about location tracking features on mobile devices running their operating systems, Apple and Google will send executives to Capitol Hill to talk to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law about cell phone privacy. Guy L. “Bud”...

Mac iOS Exploit Code Is Now Public

Minutes after Apple issued a security update Wednesday, the maker of a 10-day-old jailbreak exploit released code that others could put to use hijacking iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads. Read the full article. Computerworld...

RSA 2010: Researchers Demo Mobile Botnet from Smartphone App

A pair of researchers has amassed nearly 8,000 iPhones and Android smartphones in an experimental mobile botnet that demonstrates the ease of spreading potentially malicious applications on these devices. Read the full article. Dark Reading...

iPhone Worm Was Simple, Yet Effective, Analysis Shows

The iKee worm that was infecting jailbroken iPhones last month was a simple, yet effective, piece of software that shows how easy it might be for an attacker to create a fairly large, functioning botnet comprising mobile devices, an analysis of the worm shows. Researchers at SRI International’s...

Default Password (alpine) for 'root' Account

The account 'root' on the remote host has the password 'alpine'. An attacker may leverage this issue to gain full access to the affected system. Note that iPhones are known to use these credentials by default and allow access via SSH when jailbroken. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security...

iHacked: Jailbroken iPhones Compromised, $5 Ransom Demanded

Yesterday, a “Your iPhone’s been hacked because it’s really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your phone right now!” message popped up on the screens of a large number of automatically exploited Dutch iPhone users, demanding $4.95 for instructions on how to secure their iPhones...

Researchers Reveal Fundamental SMS Flaws at Black Hat

There are several architectural and implementation problems in mobile phone networks that can be used to force users to open malicious files, allow attackers to gain control of users’ phones and change phone settings to redirect mobile Internet traffic to a proxy controlled by the attackers. In a...

Researcher may have method for running shellcode on iPhones

From Computerworld Jeremy Kirk Apple security whiz Charlie Miller has discovered a method that may enable attackers to run shellcode on the latest version of the Apple iPhone, something that researchers previously thought to be impossible. In a presentation at Black Hat Europe this week, Miller...