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.
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.
An old banking trojan that was once limited to Russia has been updated to catch Australian banking customers.
Facebook’s WhatsApp has completed the roll out of end-to-end encryption for the messaging app to protect all content transmitted between contacts.
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.
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.
"Italian made Ray Bay, Oakley sunglasses :)" reads the Emoji-riddled iMessage sitting in your iPhone's Messages inbox. "Pick up Your New RayBan Sunglasses Here before they run out!"
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New research released today by Cisco warns criminals are rapidly adapting to a more modern economy and continue to find new ways to exploit people with mobile phones and through social networks and text messages.
Joan Goodchild | 14 Jul | Read more
As mobile users are more frequently pestered by SMS spam, one security vendor is applying its experience in stopping e-mail spam for mobile networks.
Jeremy Kirk | 24 Jun | Read more