Top LulzSec Hackers Arrested, Group Leader Reportedly Working For FBI
The laughs are reportedly over for five top members of the hacker group LulzSec who were arrested on Tuesday and charged as part of a conspiracy…
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Chinese Hackers Seized Control Of NASA Computers
Hackers targeted NASA computers, successfully gained access to employee credentials, and took control of systems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CNN reported on Friday. Paul…
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Like iOS Apps, Android Apps Can Secretly Access Photos Thanks To Loophole
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that due to a permission loophole, third party app developers could access an iPhone's photo gallery app. The…
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Permission Loophole Gives Developers Access To iOS Photo Library And Location History
Earlier this month it was revealed that the popular social networking app Path was uploading entire iPhone address books to the company's servers without first gaining…
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How To Stop Google Ads From Tracking You On The Web
It was recently revealed that Google and a number of advertisers had found a way to bypass some privacy features in modern web browsers, allowing…
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Apple Amends Policy To Stop iPhone Apps From Swiping Contact Data
Apple remained silent as Path and other developers were called out for ostensibly stealing users' contact data. Without asking for permission or even notifying users…
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BlackBerry Dealt Another Blow As Government Agency Opts For iPhones, Android
Government deployment of BlackBerry smartphones in the United States has been big business for struggling Canadian handset maker Research In Motion, but the tide seems to…
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How To Stop Apps Like Path From Stealing Your Contacts
Path caused quite a stir last week when it was discovered that the app secretly transmitted users' entire contact lists to its servers. Without giving…
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Google Wallet Hacked Again; New Exploit Doesn't Need Root Access [Video]
A new exploit has been discovered that allows unauthorized access to a user's Google Wallet account with a simple hack that can be performed by…
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Hackers Crack Google Wallet Security On Rooted Galaxy Nexus [Video]
The security experts at zVelo have discovered a vulnerability in Google Wallet that allows them to "easily reveal" users' PINs. If a Google Nexus is…
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Popular 'Path' App Revealed To Secretly Upload All iPhone Contacts To Its Servers [Updated]
Path, the popular social network that competes with the likes of Instagram, may be uploading your iPhone's entire address book up to its servers. Arun…
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Hackers Tried To Extort $50,000 From Symantec After Stealing Source Code
A group of hackers demanded that Symantec pay $50,000 to prevent it from releasing stolen source code for several of the firm's software titles. Symantec…
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EU Tells Google To Stop Rolling Out Privacy Changes
Regulators with the European Union have asked Google to stop rolling out new privacy changes that the company originally introduced earlier this month. "Given the…
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Google Introduces 'Bouncer' Security System To Keep Malware Out Of The Android Market
Google announced on Thursday that the company has begun to take a more active approach to keeping malware out of the Android Market. The search…
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Wi-Fi Security Hole Discovered In Multiple HTC Devices
HTC has acknowledged that some the company's handsets contain a security hole involving the handling of certain data requests while connected to a Wi-Fi network.…
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BlackBerry 7 Devices Gain Government Approval In U.S. And Canada
Research In Motion's latest BlackBerry 7 devices has=ve been granted Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
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Google Responds To Congress's Concern Over New Privacy Policy
Google on Monday announced that the company would combine individual privacy policies from a variety of its products into one main policy. Critics of the change…
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Google Addresses Concerns Over New Privacy Policy
Earlier this week, Google announced that the company would combine individual privacy policies from a variety of its products into one main policy. The idea…
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Twitter Looks To Squash Spam And Malicious Links With New Acquisition
Twitter finally appears to be preparing a new wave of attacks on the malicious spammers that have overrun the popular social network during the past year. Web…
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Hackers Steal Data From 24 Million Zappos Accounts
Zappos on Sunday confirmed that hackers breached the company's servers and accessed personal data belonging to many of its customers. The Amazon-owned shoe retailer known…
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T-Mobile USA And Motorola Discuss Carrier IQ Usage With Senate
T-Mobile USA and Motorola have both responded to a request for information on Carrier IQ from Senator Al Franken, and both firms admitted to using…
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Carrier IQ Revealed To Be Installed On 26 Million Sprint Phones And 900,000 AT&T Phones
Documents related to a Senate inquiry into Carrier IQ and its smartphone software reveal that Sprint is by far the company's biggest carrier client in…
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Feds Launch Carrier IQ Investigation
Federal investigators have launched a probe in order to examine Carrier IQ's smartphone software, which tracks a range of activity and sends certain data to…
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More Than $1 Million Stolen From Android Users In 2011, Mobile Threats To Increase In 2012
The Carrier IQ scandal has shifted attention from malicious mobile threats to carrier-sourced spyware over the past month, but a new report suggests the threat of…
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Google Wallet Doesn't Properly Protect Personal Data, Security Firm Says
Security firm ViaForensics recently said Google Wallet does not properly protect personal data, including credit card balance information, on a rooted Nexus S smartphone. Google Wallet…
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Indonesia Threatens To Ban BIS, BlackBerry Messenger
The Indonesian government has threatened to ban Research In Motion's BlackBerry Messenger and BIS services in the country following the company's decision to install a…
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Google Chairman: We Don't Work With Or Support Carrier IQ
Google chairman Eric Schmidt recently explained that Google does not support or endorse Carrier IQ, the company that has been accused of secretly bugging phones…
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