A suspected fault in how Samsung Electronics has implemented the Android's kernel in several of its devices could allow a malicious application to gain total control over the device.
Jeremy Kirk | 17 Dec | Read more
When users install Google Maps on their iPhone, the option to share location data with Google is switched on by default. By doing this, Google violates European data protection law, according to a German data protection watchdog.
Loek Essers | 14 Dec | Read more
Change in any industry involves conflict. Evolution and revolution in tech this year took place not only in the marketplace but also in the courtroom, the factory, and on the Web. Here are the top news stories of 2012 as selected by the editors of the IDG News Service.
Marc Ferranti | 10 Dec | Read more
A 16-year-old security researcher from India plans to present a malware application for Windows Phone 8 at the upcoming MalCon security conference in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 24.
Lucian Constantin | 13 Nov | Read more
There's been a flurry of coverage of mobile malware over the past few days, including two separate reports declaring both 2011 and 2012 "the year of mobile malware".
Katherine Noyes | 22 Nov | Read more
Android users take note: Researchers have found a whopping 472 percent increase in <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/243593/for_android_paid_mobile_security_is_better_study.html">Android malware</a> samples since this summer. The free-for-all Android Market has seen a striking increase in the volume of attacks since July, according to <a href="http://globalthreatcenter.com/?p=2492">research</a> from Juniper Networks, as attackers continue to become more sophisticated in the malware they write.
Daniel Ionescu | 18 Nov | Read more
3LM, the company founded by former Android developers and since acquired by Motorola, is making its enterprise security platform for Android phones available this week.
Nancy Gohring | 10 Oct | Read more
Skype is working to fix a security hole in its iOS app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows a hacker to steal a person's entire address book. The vulnerability, located in the app's chat message window, can be exploited with JavaScript code. It was pointed out by security researcher Phil Purviance of AppSec.
App store vendors need to collaborate more closely to keep smartphone users safe, including putting together a system for grading application security, according to E.U. cybersecurity agency ENISA.
Mikael Ricknäs | 13 Sep | Read more
Take a deep breath. There's a new report out highlighting a <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/android-number-one-target-by-mobile-hackers-report-says/?nl=technology&emc=cta4">huge spike in threats against Google's Android platform</a>. Yes, it's something to be concerned about. But don't freak out or return your cool new Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Bill Snyder | 31 Aug | Read more
A 10-year-old California hacker just figured out what a bunch of developers apparently couldn't: How to hack various mobile phone and tablet based games by simply fiddling with the clock. And she just told all at the first annual <a href="http://www.defconkids.org/">DefCon Kids</a> hacker conference—a subset of <a href="http://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-19/dc-19-index.html">DEFCON</a>, the self-identified "world's longest running and largest underground hacking conference"—which wrapped yesterday in Las Vegas.
Matt Peckham | 08 Aug | Read more
Using data collected from its Mobile Threat Network, Lookout today released a full report on the state of mobile malware and security. The report covers both Android and iOS, and compares the risks that both platforms face. You can view and download the full report on Lookout's blog, but here are a few of the highlights:
Armando Rodriguez | 04 Aug | Read more
Fire up iTunes and grab the latest iOS update--unless you jailbroke your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, that is. Apple released the iOS 4.3.4 update, which fixes a lovely PDF rendering bug that could allow someone with nefarious intents to take control of your iPhone. This particular flaw is also what <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/235144/jailbreakme_30_how_does_it_work.html">allowed for Jailbreak.me 3.0</a>, which finally brought a jailbreak to the iPad 2.
Nick Mediati | 16 Jul | Read more
A banking Trojan that has plagued Symbian, BlackBerry and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/windows.html">Windows</a> Phone users has now made its way to <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a> devices.
Hours after developers revealed they had exploited bugs in Apple's iOS to "jailbreak" iPhones and iPads, German government security authorities warned that one of the flaws could be put to malicious use.
Gregg Keizer | 08 Jul | Read more