iPhone Fingerprint scanner hack allows attacker to hijack Apple ID using Flight Mode

A German security firm SRL claims a vulnerability in Touch ID Fingerprint Scanner and iCloud allows a hacker to access a locked device and potentially gain control over an owner’s Apple ID. SRL points out that Airplane mode can be enabled on a stolen phone from the lockscreen, which turns off...

Android Device Manager allows user to Lock, Wipe and Locate device remotely

If you lose your device, Google lets you secure it instantly from afar through Android Device Manager, that let you locate and remotely wipe your phones and tablets. The latest update to Android Device Manager enables remote password locking, overrides the built-in Pattern, PIN code, Face unlock ...

BYOD Gives Vulnerable Devices Corporate Network Access

Policies allowing employees to bring their own devices to work BYOD have the unintended consequence of increasing the total number of vulnerable devices connecting to corporate networks and accessing corporate data, a report released today by Rapid 7 said. While the general consensus says that BY...

BlackBerry Warns of Z10, PlayBook Security Vulnerabilities

BlackBerry’s security incident response team has issued two advisories warning Z10 smartphone and PlayBook tablet users to upgrade to the latest version of the operating system and software on both platforms. The patches address a remote code-execution vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player...

Information disclosure

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager RHEV-M before 3.1, when moving disks between storage domains, does not properly wipe-after-delete, which prevents disks from being securely deleted and might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors...

GPS based tracking service provided by Samsung vulnerable to thieves

Samsung which is currently believed to the highest Smartphones Seller in the World is now providing a Remote tracking solution in all its smartphones to Track the lost phone with the name "Samsung Dive". The Service is based on the Architecture which primarily acquires precise location of the sma...

rhev-m: MoveDisk ignores the disk's wipe-after-delete property

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager RHEV-M before 3.1, when moving disks between storage domains, does not properly wipe-after-delete, which prevents disks from being securely deleted and might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors...

Samsung Fixes Remote Wipe Flaw in Galaxy S III Smartphones

Smartphone developer Samsung has reportedly fixed a flaw in one of its newest phones, the Galaxy S III, that allows attackers to remotely wipe the phone’s contents. The patch addresses a flaw presented at the Ekoparty Security Conference in Argentina late last week that showed how easy it was to...

Gizmodo gets hacked via Apple tech support

Is your iCloud account secured by a good password? Please Don't rely on the cloud. Here's a terrifying tale of modern hacking. Mat Honan, a reporter at tech site Gizmodo, was playing with his daughter when his phone went dead. Thinking it was a software glitch, he rebooted, and went to log in to...

Symantec Experiment: Half Of Those Who Find Smartphones Don't Return Them

Good Samaritans are few and far between when it comes to lost cell phones, according to the conclusions of a social experiment conducted by security firm Symantec. Smart phones are unlikely to be returned by those who find them, but very likely to be perused for sensitive data including photos,...

Snail mail the data

Another way to avoid having your digital privacy intruded upon is to backup all the data onto an external hard drive, USB drive or SD card making sure the content of your backup is encrypted, of course. You can then ship the data to your destination. With your data copied off the device, you can...

Protecting Your BlackBerry Smartphone with Security Wipe

Protecting Your BlackBerry Smartphone with Security Wipe The BlackBerry device is a wonderful thing. We load our BlackBerries with various softwares and applications to increase our productivity and customize them with interesting themes and ringtones. We watch movies and play games and track day...

Protecting Your BlackBerry Smartphone with Security Wipe

Protecting Your BlackBerry Smartphone with Security Wipe The BlackBerry device is a wonderful thing. We load our BlackBerries with various softwares and applications to increase our productivity and customize them with interesting themes and ringtones. We watch movies and play games and track day...

Cross site request forgery (csrf)

Cross-site request forgery CSRF vulnerability in the web console in Zenprise Device Manager 6.x through 6.1.8 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that wipe mobile devices...

Erase Data/Selective Data Wipe

While the iPhone was developed, primarily, as a consumer device, it quickly became apparent to Apple that its appeal wasn’t limited to personal use. Workers everywhere were bringing their shiny new iPhones to work and using them to connect to corporate wifi networks and check their work e-mail. T...

Researchers Expose Security Flaw in Internet-Ready HDTVs

Researchers at Mocana, a security technology firm in San Francisco, recently demonstrated the ease with which they could hack into a popular Internet-ready HDTV model. They exploited a vulnerability in the software that displays websites on the TV, allowing them to control the information sent to...

Carriers Enhance Mobile Security to Combat Attacks and Breaches

Carriers, developers, and phone makers are rolling out new services and features to protect mobile devices from malicious attacks and data breaches. As people increasingly use smartphones for email, banking, and document access, the wireless industry is addressing mobile device security. Accordin...

Android Also Gives Google Remote App Installation Power

The remote-wipe capability that Google recently invoked to remove a harmless application from some Android phones isn’t the only remote control feature that the company built into its mobile OS. It turns out that Android also includes a feature that enables Google to remotely install apps on user...

Rookie Club of the simple broiler production big run-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

A. Preface.. Back door making for success after the invasion to maintain Rights has a very important significance,this article describes a simple and practical the back door of the production technology,as well as how to make a broiler. Ha ha hado not turn into bad kids! II. Ready.. First, we nee...

iPhone 3G S still not enterprise-ready

From Computerworld Matt Hamblen The new iPhone 3G S boasts remote data wipe, hardware-based encryption and tethering of the device to a laptop that would seem to please business users interested in protecting data and enhancing productivity. But no, those steps are not good enough for widespread...