NIST: SMS two-factor is dead! If you're a US agency
Any service provider to the US government that relies on SMS for two-factor authentication may need to swap the method for something with fewer design weaknesses.
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Android malware spies on six Australia bank apps for credentials
An old banking trojan that was once limited to Russia has been updated to catch Australian banking customers.
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WhatsApp switches on end-to-end encryption for all messages
Facebook’s WhatsApp has completed the roll out of end-to-end encryption for the messaging app to protect all content transmitted between contacts.
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Apple extends two-factor authentication to FaceTime and iMessage
Apple recently extended its two-step verification protections to two more services. The SMS-based security measure now covers FaceTime and iMessage in addition to iCloud and your Apple ID, as first reported by The Guardian.
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‘Backdoor’ may be on 10m Coolpad Android smartphones
Researchers have found over 60 Android ROMs for Coolpad smartphones have a backdoor that gives the Chinese handset maker full control over devices, including the ability to send fake over the air update messages.
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Email, SMS, phone tapping up 16 per cent in 2012-13: Attorney-General report
Use of telecommunications interception legislation to access email, SMS and voice messages increased by 16 per cent during 2012/13, the Attorney-General's latest annual report on activities under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 has revealed.
David Braue | 13 Dec | Read more
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From cruise offers to banking Trojans, SMS spam clogs channels
'Over-the-top' services used to disguise text spam campaigns by sending a few messages from many phone numbers
John P. Mello | 25 Jul | Read more
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Bitdefender finds cracks in Apple's walled garden
Intrusive apps abound on both iOS and Android systems
John P. Mello Jr. | 19 Jul | Read more
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SMS spam cruises for suckers
Top texting scam in May tantalizes vacationers
John P. Mello Jr. | 13 Jun | Read more
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SMS becoming meaty attraction for spammers
Unlimited messaging plans offer fertile ground for bold junk mail campaigns
John P. Mello Jr. | 25 Feb | Read more
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New Android malware texts premium-rate numbers
Researchers at Russian security company Kaspersky Lab say they've discovered the first malicious software program to target Google's Android mobile operating system.
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Aug | Read more
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Sept. 11 pager messages published online
The pager message is from a woman near a pay phone near 38th Street in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. The woman says her children were evacuated, but she's trying to find them. She tells her husband she loves him.
Robert McMillan | 26 Nov | Read more
