smartphones
How to track smartphone users when they’ve turned off GPS
As it turns out, turning off location services (e.g., GPS) on your smartphone doesn’t mean an attacker can’t use the device to pinpoint your location. A group of …
CBP releases new guidelines on phone, laptop searches at US borders
Late last week, the US Customs and Border Protection agency released an update to its Directive governing Border Searches of Electronic Devices. According to the new …
80% of smartphones will have on-device AI capabilities by 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) features will become a critical product differentiator for smartphone vendors that will help them to acquire new customers while retaining current …
An analysis of 120 mobile app stores uncovers plethora of malicious apps
RiskIQ analyzed 120 mobile app stores and more than 2 billion daily scanned resources. In listing and analyzing the app stores hosting the most malicious mobile apps and the …
Android vulnerability allows attackers to modify apps without affecting their signatures
Among the many Android vulnerabilities patched by Google this December is one that allows attackers to modify apps without affecting their signatures. The danger …
A layered approach to modern identity
The way we work is evolving. Traditional desktop computers and laptops are slowly giving way to the mobile device. From smartphones to tablets, a growing number of employees …
The tools criminals use to prepare a stolen iPhone for resale
Reselling stolen mobile phones is a lucrative business all over the globe, and iPhones are very much in demand. Whether lost or stolen, the iPhones are often locked by their …
How Apple’s Face ID works, learns, and protects
Apple has unveiled a new version of its privacy page and a paper throwing more light on how Face ID, its newest biometric authentication option, works on iPhone X …
Android unlock patterns are a boon for shoulder surfing attackers
The “swiping” unlock patterns typical for Android devices are considerably easier for attackers to discern than PIN combinations. In fact, after only one …
Hacking smartphones with malicious replacement parts
Smartphone users can now add a new entry to the list of things they need to worry about: their phones being compromised via replacement parts. A group of researchers from …
US Border Patrol isn’t allowed to search travelers’ data stored in the cloud
When searching travelers’ mobile phones at the border, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers do not have the authority to rifle through data stored solely on …
Attackers can steal smartphone users’ PINs by tapping into data collected by mobile sensors
Researchers have demonstrated that a malicious website or app could work out smartphone users’ PINs or passwords based just on the data collected by various motion …