Blackphone Bug Bounty Program Launches on Bugcrowd

During DEF CON in August, Twitter became the preferred medium for submitting bugs found in secure smartphone Blackphone, including one high-profile claim on the social network that the phone had been rooted. That wasn’t the final straw that led to today’s announcement of a bug bounty, rather it w...

Blackphone DEF CON Vulnerabilities Difficult to Exploit

If ever there was a hacking story screaming for clarity, it’s the Blackphone saga that unfolded during DEF CON. First off, yes, the device was rooted by a researcher who goes by the handle Justin Case @TeamandIRC on Twitter—but not in five minutes as has been previously reported. Yes, it requires...

NSA-Proof "Blackphone" Gets Rooted Within 5 Minutes

The ultra secure NSA-Proof Blackphone titled as, “world’s first Smartphone which places privacy and control directly in the hands of its users,” has been rooted within 5 minutes at the BlackHat security conference in Las Vegas this weekend. Blackphone, a joint venture between encrypted...

Silent Circle's Blackphone - Privacy and Security Focused Smartphone for $629

Earlier this year encrypted communications firm Silent Circle and Spanish Smartphone maker Geeksphone announced a privacy-focused encrypted Smartphone called 'Blackphone' and today the company has revealed it as 'Mobile World Congress' in Barcelona. The Blackphone titled as, “world’s first...

PGP Inventor announced encrypted PrivatOS based #BLACKPHONE against NSA surveillance

Mobile security may not be secure as you think. In September we have reported that the National Security Agency has the ability to access data on iOS, Android and even BlackBerry devices. Everyday a new revelation of NSA Surveillance Program makes Security and Privacy a major concern for all of u...