An DDoS attack aimed at slowing connectivity for the Telegram app took place this week. The cyberattack coincided with large protests in Hong Kong, and with most of the IP addresses coming from China, it is speculated that they were involved in the attack.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 14, 2019
Apple has “you control your data" for a while now, but with these new updates, the data is almost completely the consumers’.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 06, 2019
Here's what you need to know about WhatsApp's major security flaw.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 16, 2019
The tenth version of Android will include finer control over privacy and improvements to Android security updates, Google announced Tuesday at its I/O 2019 event
- By Jessica Davis
- May 08, 2019
Chicago Metropolitan Metra transportation system launches a smartphone security app to report safety concerns.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Apr 22, 2019
Lyft has announced two new features to enhance the security and safety of the riders using the Lyft platform.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Apr 18, 2019
There are several things riders can and should do before and during a ride to take charge of their own security and make sure that the vehicle is one they have booked.
- By Matthew Bradley
- Apr 15, 2019
Apple has announced massive security fixes in new iOS 12.2.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Mar 28, 2019
5G is the talk of the town, but is it free of security risks?
- By Sydny Shepard
- Feb 27, 2019
An investigation by Motherboard has found that an estimated 250 bounty hunters and related businesses had access to customer location data from AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint.
- By Jessica Davis
- Feb 12, 2019
"Individuals who post the locations of DWI checkpoints may be engaging in criminal conduct since such actions could be intentional attempts to prevent and/or impair the administration of the DWI laws and other relevant criminal and traffic laws,” wrote NYPD acting Deputy Commissioner Ann Prunty in a Feb. 2 letter to Google.
- By Jessica Davis
- Feb 11, 2019
Apple is telling app developers to either remove or properly disclose to users their use of code that allows them to record the way a user interacts with their iPhone apps—or face removal from the app store.
- By Jessica Davis
- Feb 11, 2019
Originally designed as consumer devices, smartphones have become vital elements of both our personal and professional lives. Unfortunately, as sources and repositories of our most sensitive data, smartphones have quickly become a primary attack surface for hackers, cybercriminals and foreign spies.
A glitch in Apple's FaceTime app let users hear—and see—the other person even if the recipient never accepted the call.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 30, 2019
Originally designed as consumer devices, smartphones have become vital elements of both our personal and professional lives.
Several weather apps have been found to harvest and use data from its users.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 08, 2019
A new report from the New York Times details how personal and invasive smartphone location data can get.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 13, 2018
Encryption apps are only as secure as you make them.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Oct 22, 2018
Facebook's WhatsApp says it has fixed a video call security bug that let hackers hijack accounts.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Oct 12, 2018
Currently, Google Account users grant an app a lot of permissions to access their Google Account data in one fell swoop. After the changes are implemented, consumers will be able to grant or deny each permission individually.
- By Jessica Davis
- Oct 10, 2018