State phone-hacking rears its ugly head once more
A set of reports has been published that alleges some countries are using malware to spy on political opponents, activists and journalists.
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McAfee uncovers Chinese cyber espionage campaign to steal 5G secrets
Operation Diànxùn used a fake Huawei career site to target telecoms professionals with the apparent aim of getting hold of 5G technologies.
Nokia warns IoT malware infection rate has doubled
IoT adoption is taking off at a rapid pace, and so is the rate at which connected devices are being compromised by hackers.
Budding cyber crims can now enrol at ‘hacker university’
For a one-off fee of $125, you too can become one of those scumbags who preys on elderly Internet users and small online businesses.
The hacking of Jeff Bezos should serve as a smartphone security wake-up call
The UN is calling for an investigation into reports that the owner of the Washington Post may have had his phone hacked by the Saudi Crown Prince.
Indian state says it can intercept any communications and hack any device it wants
In response to a question about WhatsApp hacking in parliament, the Indian home affairs Minister revealed the apparently limitless snooping power at his disposal.
Google exposes massive iPhone hacking operation
Google’s Project Zero security team has revealed a vulnerability in iOS that exposed large numbers of users to a hack that allowed the installation of a monitoring implant.
Matrix themed virus infects 25 million smartphones
A new variant of mobile malware, dubbed ‘Agent Smith’, which re-directs advertising funds to cybercriminals, has been identified and its infected 25 million smartphones already.
Smartphone spyware FinSpy is back and thriving
Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky has reported that FinSpy, a piece of malware that allows private information to be stolen from smartphones, has made a reappearance.
Nokia, Cisco, BT, Telefónica and Microsoft among new cybercrime-fighting cabal
34 tech and telecoms companies have signed a pledge to fight cyberattacks from criminal enterprises and nation-states.
Intel hit with class action suit over CPU defects
Law firm Doyle APC has filed a class action lawsuit against Intel for the design defect found in all of Intel’s x86-64x CPUs.
Android ransomware is biggest mobile malware threat – Nokia
Nokia has published its latest Threat Intelligence Report, which shows that ransomware attacks went through the roof this year, largely via Android devices.
Mobile malware attacks at an all-time high – Nokia
The Nokia Threat Intelligence Report reckons there was a sharp increase in compromised smartphones in 2016 and warned about IoT device vulnerabilities.
Operators will lose millions through SS7 protocol weakness – report
Mobile operators and their will lose millions of dollars to fraudsters as rogue surveillance companies, confidence tricksters and identity thieves increasingly exploit the weaknesses of a decades old telecoms protocol, its claimed.
Apple Store suffers first major breach as legitimate developers are conned
The first major outbreak of malware has been found in Apple’s own iOS App Store, the vendor has disclosed.
16 million mobile devices infected by malware in 2014 – report
A report by Alcatel-Lucent’s Motive Security Labs (formerly Kindsight Security Labs) has estimated some 16 million mobile devices globally were infected by malware in 2014, with network attacks also on the rise putting both personal and business data at risk.
Nokia opens mobile broadband security centre in Berlin
Nokia has opened a mobile broadband security centre in Berlin, which the Finnish infrastructure specialist said is designed as a collaboration and knowledge sharing hub for operators, partners, governments and academic institutions.
Industry downplays Regin after Belgacom hack
News of an extremely advanced malware attack on Belgacom, members of the European Union and a well-known Belgian cryptographer, has been downplayed by stakeholders in the information security (infosec) industry.
Report: mobile malware infection rate accelerating
A report by Alcatel-Lucent’s Kindsight Security Labs shows that mobile infections are growing at an alarming rate, with an increase of 17% in the first half of 2014 compared to a 20% increase for the whole of 2013.
99% of mobile security threats target Android
A study published this week by F-Secure has found that 99 per cent of mobile security threats that emerged in the first quarter of the year are targeted towards the Android platform.
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