Carrier IQ, the vendor and carrier-installed rootkit software pulled into the spotlight last month by security researcher Trevor Eckhart, has caused quite a stir. Carriers…
Read MoreDuring a recent speech to delivered at the City University in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said that most smartphones can be hacked remotely with…
Read MoreSenator Al Franken, chairman of the Senate subcommittee on privacy, technology and law, sent a letter to Carrier IQ on Thursday asking the company to…
Read MoreA group of security researchers recently demonstrated on video that they have successfully gained root access to the QNX-based operating system found on Research In…
Read MoreLast week, research published by security expert Trevor Eckhart pulled back the veil on Carrier IQ, a suite of what can seemingly be described as spyware…
Read MoreAre pornographic images invading your Facebook news feed? We have yet to see it here at BGR, but ZDNET recently reported that "gory, violent pictures" and…
Read MoreGoogle has announced a new privacy option that allows users to opt out of having their wireless routers included in the Google Location Server. That's…
Read MoreHuawei announced on Monday its intentions to purchase Symantec's 49% stake in Huawei Symantec, a joint venture between the two companies that was originally formed…
Read MoreA group of developers from Applidium posted a story recently that explains how the group was able to crack Siri so that they could run the…
Read MoreApple has addressed a major security vulnerability with the latest version of its iOS software. Just released on Thursday afternoon, iOS 5.0.1 was welcomed with…
Read MoreA major security flaw in Apple's iOS operating system that could allow hackers to remotely gain unauthorized access to an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad…
Read MoreSprint on Tuesday confirmed that it has released an over-the-air security update for several HTC smartphones. In a statement posted to Sprint's community forum by…
Read MoreAnonymous, the "hacktivist" group that waged war on the U.S. government and large companies such as Apple, has shifted its focus from cracking corporations to…
Read MoreSiri, secure yourself. If only that command worked; as it turns out, the popular virtual assistant feature on the iPhone 4S that allows users to…
Read MoreVerizon Wireless began alerting its customers of changes to its official privacy policy on Friday. The carrier confirmed it will now use information for "private…
Read MoreInvestment in mobile security will increase 44% annually through 2015 according to a recent research report from Canalys. Reportedly, just 4% of smartphones shipped last…
Read MoreHTC has issued a new statement addressing concerns over a security flaw recently discovered on several of its Android-powered smartphones. The vulnerability could allow third-party…
Read MoreIndia's government is currently in the process of testing a solution that will allow it to spy on BlackBerry users sending and receiving data over…
Read MoreA report was recently published by Android Police that suggests HTC's Sense user interface has several major security flaws that provide HTC with access to…
Read MoreA developer has revealed evidence that Windows Phone devices collect and transmit user location data before users have given the phones permission to do so.…
Read MoreCody Kretsinger, the alleged LulzSec member who was arrested in Arizona last week, was a student at the University of Advancing Technology in Arizona with…
Read MoreThe FBI has arrested at least two alleged members of "LulzSec" and "Anonymous," FoxNews reported on Thursday. One LulzSec hacker was arrested at a technical school…
Read MoreMassachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley recently said her iTunes account was compromised by identity thieves and that she will press Apple for answers. It is…
Read MoreSecurity blog Defense in Depth has found a glaring security flaw in OS X Lion that enables hackers to change the password of any user…
Read MoreHTC on Friday responded to user allegations that at least two of its smartphones, the HTC Sensation and the HTC EVO 3D, spy on users.…
Read MoreTwo additional members of Anonymous have been charged in the United Kingdom. The hackers were identified by London's Metropolitan Police as Christopher Jan Weatherhead (20…
Read MoreFirst Apple, Google and Microsoft were accused of tracking user locations and now it appears HTC's Sensation and EVO 3D smartphones are spying on their…
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