Only U.S. customers targeted with Carrier IQ?
Carriers are yet to be affected greatly by the revelations made by researcher Trevor Eckhart. Even though most mobile phone manufacturers have denied installing the Carrier IQ …
Tool to detect Carrier IQ
Bitdefender announced the availability of a new tool that identifies the presence of the controversial mobile network diagnostic tool from Carrier IQ. Dubbed Carrier IQ …
AT&T and Sprint acknowledge use of Carrier IQ
The Carrier IQ issue continues to unravel as phone manufacturers and some carriers fall over each other in the rush to distance themselves from any involvement with it and the …
Mobile carriers to blame for use of secret logging software?
The recent revelation that most Android, BlackBerry and Nokia phones are installed with the Carrier IQ software that logs practically all actions made by the mobile phone …
Researcher proves hidden software logs everything on mobile phones
By now, you have already heard about the claims made by 25-year-old Trevor Eckhart that the Carrier IQ software – designed by an eponymous Mountain View company – …
RIM to manage Android and iOS devices
RIM introduced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, an enterprise mobility solution that will simplify the management of smartphones and tablets running BlackBerry, Android and iOS …
New mobile security challenges
For years, analysts have predicted most Internet users would end up with an all-in-one device that replaces all others. However, as new devices emerge, users are often …
Twitter acquires Moxie Marlinspike’s startup
Well-known security researcher and speaker Moxie Marlinspike’s startup Whisper Systems has been acquired by Twitter. The official announcement says: The Whisper Systems …
Legitimate apps modified to serve ads and offered on Android Market
When there’s easy money to be had, crooks usually don’t care who will end up losing it – and cyber crooks are no exception to that rule. Here’s a quite …
The most vulnerable smartphones
Bit9 highlighted the most vulnerable popular smartphones in use today. The devices on the list pose the most serious security and privacy risk to consumers and corporations. …
Android officially the primary target for new mobile malware
The Android mobile operating system solidified its lead as the primary target for new mobile malware, according to McAfee. The amount of malware targeted at Android devices …
Securely share files between PC, Mac, iOS and Android
Trend Micro released SafeSync, a tool for safe and simple synchronization. The new offering provides consumers an enhanced look and feel, simplified sync functionality and …