Mobile & Wireless At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in Jordan, Forensic Probe Finds Pegasus spyware from NSO Group was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists. Associated PressFebruary 1, 2024
Cybersecurity Funding Bastille Networks Raises $44 Million to Secure Wireless Devices Goldman Sachs leads wireless threat intelligence firm Bastille Networks’ $44 million Series C funding round. Ionut ArghireJanuary 29, 2024
Mobile & Wireless China Says State-Backed Experts Crack Apple’s AirDrop Chinese state-backed experts have found a way to identify people who use Apple's encrypted AirDrop messaging service, according to the Beijing municipal government. AFPJanuary 10, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Android’s January 2024 Security Update Patches 58 Vulnerabilities Android’s first security update of 2024 resolves high-severity elevation of privilege and information disclosure vulnerabilities. Ionut ArghireJanuary 10, 2024
Mobile & Wireless RIPE Account Hacking Leads to Major Internet Outage at Orange Spain Orange Spain’s internet went down for several hours after its RIPE account was hacked, likely after malware stole the credentials. Eduard KovacsJanuary 4, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Mysterious Apple SoC Feature Exploited to Hack Kaspersky Employee iPhones iOS zero-click attack targeting Kaspersky iPhones bypassed hardware-based security protections to take over devices. Ionut ArghireDecember 28, 2023
Malware & Threats Chameleon Android Malware Can Bypass Biometric Security A variant of the Chameleon Android banking trojan features new bypass capabilities and has expanded its targeting area. Ionut ArghireDecember 22, 2023
Mobile & Wireless Apple Testing New Stolen Device Protection Feature for iPhones Apple is testing a new security feature that should limit what iPhone thieves can do with a stolen phone, even if they have the... Eduard KovacsDecember 13, 2023
Mobile & Wireless Apple Sets Trap to Catch iMessage Impersonators New iMessage Contact Key Verification feature in Apple's iOS and macOS platforms help catch impersonators on its iMessage service. Ryan NaraineDecember 12, 2023
Mobile & Wireless Apple Ships iOS 17.2 With Urgent Security Patches Cupertino’s flagship mobile OS vulnerable to arbitrary code execution and data exposure security vulnerabilities. Ryan NaraineDecember 11, 2023
IoT Security ‘5Ghoul’ Vulnerabilities Haunt Qualcomm, MediaTek 5G Modems Researchers call attention to 14 security defects that can be exploited to drop and freeze 5G connections on smartphones and routers. Ionut ArghireDecember 11, 2023
Mobile & Wireless Android, Linux, Apple Devices Exposed to Bluetooth Keystroke Injection Attacks A Bluetooth authentication bypass allows attackers to connect to vulnerable Android, Linux, and Apple devices and inject keystrokes. Ionut ArghireDecember 8, 2023