AT&T, Sprint, Verizon to Stop Sharing Customer Location Data With Third Parties

In the wake of a scandal involving third-party companies leaking or selling precise, real-time location data on virtually all Americans who own a mobile phone, the four major wireless carriers have responded to requests from a U.S. senator for more details about how the carriers are managing acce...

Why Is Your Location Data No Longer Private?

The past month has seen one blockbuster revelation after another about how our mobile phone and broadband providers have been leaking highly sensitive customer information, including real-time location data and customer account details. In the wake of these consumer privacy debacles, many are lef...

Tracking firm caught leaking realtime location data of US Mobile users

By Waqas Location tracking firm "LocationSmart" has been caught putting the physical This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Tracking firm caught leaking realtime location data of US Mobile users...

Google collects Android location data even if location service is off

By Waqas Smartphones are fun to use, but what if someone is This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google collects Android location data even if location service is off...

Google Collects Android Location Data Even When Location Service Is Disabled

Do you own an Android smartphone? If yes, then you are one of those billions of users whose smartphone is secretly gathering location data and sending it back to Google. Google has been caught collecting location data on every Android device owner since the beginning of this year that's for the...

CVE-2017-7148

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Location Framework" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive location information via a crafted app that reads the location variable...

CVE-2017-7145

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Time" component. The "Setting Time Zone" feature mishandles the possibility of using location data...

CVE-2017-7145

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Time" component. The "Setting Time Zone" feature mishandles the possibility of using location data...

Code injection

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Time" component. The "Setting Time Zone" feature mishandles the possibility of using location data...

CVE-2017-7145

CVE-2017-7145 affects iOS before 11 in the Time component, specifically the Time Zone setting that may misuse location data. The Apple security content entry notes a permissions issue in the time zone handling process, addressed by modifying permissions. Connected references corroborate the issue...

CVE-2017-7145

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Time" component. The "Setting Time Zone" feature mishandles the possibility of using location data...

CVE-2017-7145: Undefined Security Weakness

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Time" component. The "Setting Time Zone" feature mishandles the possibility of using location data...

PT-2017-17540

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 11 Description An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, involving the "Time" component. The issue is related to the "Setting Time Zone" feature, which mishandles the possibility of using location data...

Apple iOS Time has an unspecified vulnerability

Apple iOS is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. for mobile devices.Time component is one of the time components. A security vulnerability exists in the Time component of Apple iOS prior to version 11, which arises from the possibility that the program fails to properly handle the use of...

The vulnerability of the UE component in the Android CAF-release operating system allows a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability of the UE component in the Android CAF-release operating system is related to positioning errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information when the UE driver sends unprotected...

The vulnerability of the UE component in the Android CAF-release operating system allows a perpetrator to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility.

The vulnerability of the UE component in the Android CAF-release operating system is related to positioning errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information when the UE driver sends unprotected...

Do the Police Need a Search Warrant to Access Cell Phone Location Data?

The US Supreme Court is deciding a case that will establish whether the police need a warrant to access cell phone location data. This week I signed on to an amicus brief from a wide array of security technologists outlining the technical arguments as why the answer should be yes. Susan Landau...

Arbitrary Account Login Vulnerability in Dingtone Travel App

Dingtone Travel APP is a new energy car sharing platform based on internet technology. A design flaw vulnerability exists in the Dingtone Mobility Android APP's cell phone SMS verification code login function, allowing attackers to exploit the vulnerability to log in to another person's account...

CVE-2017-0489

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Location Manager could enable a local malicious application to bypass operating system protections for location data. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to generate inaccurate data. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1,...

PT-2017-1430

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1 Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Location Manager component of the Android operating system. It allows a remote attacker to bypass the operating...