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Susan Harvey claims Google never reimbursed her even after admitting that she did not make the purchases. Madera, CA-based woman Susan Harvey has filed a lawsuit against Google recently. She has accused Google of not reimbursing her after she lost thousands of dollars over a 16month period when her Google Play Store account got hacked. […]
All you need to do is search for your Android device, mobile phone or tablet on Google – The search engine will instantly track the device’s location and upload its map. Smartphones or any such electronic device can be misplaced or lost any time and anywhere. We all have faced this issue at one point or […]
The new “Trusted Voice” Android app allows you to unlock your smartphone with your own voice — No pin, no password, just your voice. Trusted Face app, which detects your authenticity through facial recognition or a Trusted Device connection, already has helped you skip the conventional lock screen. And now, Google has added another smart lock […]
Suspected ‘Nazi’ Android FBI Ransomware Architect Detained In Russia – A Nazi-themed malware control panel was used by the Svpeng cybercriminal gang. It has been announced by Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs that a 25-year-old, who was suspected to be the mastermind behind the harmful strain of Android money-stealing malware called Svpeng, has been arrested. Svpeng […]
In this security concerned new age, there isn’t anything as such privacy anymore. Each day new revelations regarding the password breaches by hackers and government surveillances are made. Amid all this confusion and Snowden’s claim that the government is watching every aspect of your personal life, there is a rise of the apps and software that […]
First look of WhatsApp’s Integration on Facebook for Android Finally Revealed. Fans have waited for more than a year to get the first glimpse of Facebook’s maiden integration with WhatsApp. Recently, we disclosed WhatsApp’s idea to integrate voice calls into the app’s features and now this is big news for the fans. After buying WhatsApp, Facebook […]
Last week we reported on the Overwatch service that pinpoints every fake cell tower spying and tracking your smartphone. Now we present an Android app known as SnoopSnitch that can track Stingray, the favorite smartphone tracking gear of the FBI and NSA. Stingrays or IMSI catchers are surveillance tools that are being widely used by the government. These tools pretend […]
Encryption should be Outlawed – FBI Retracts Support to Further Weaken Our Security. In the past when Apple started encrypting its iPhone by default, the step was lauded by the FBI as it ensured enhanced security. However, the FBI has revoked its support and now maintains that encryption of this type needs to be outlawed, […]
Congratulations people! The app that we had been waiting for the since a long time, has finally arrived. Regretting a wrong message will soon be a thing of the past with this new messaging app. The wish to “unsend” a drunken message has come true. RakEM, the messaging app developed by New York-based Raketu, allows […]
Remember that time while installing an app, you agreeing to all the terms and conditions without giving much thought. Well, here is some news for you. You are under constant vigil of your beloved apps. The apps you had installed for your assistance are spying on you. The news came into limelight when a team […]
A new study reveals our own smartphones are constantly tracking our movements after every 3 minutes – Our apps love to know where are we. It is a widely known fact that smartphone apps collect a huge amount of data regularly. The data usually includes users’ location information. But startling new facts on this data […]
Facebook evidently hasn’t fully accepted the failure of Home and is now trying to swap your Android smartphone’s dialer with one of it’s own. It has been identified by Android Police tipsters that the social network giant Facebook is inspecting a dialer app that will reveal detailed information about the caller and will also block […]
The new on-body detection feature will lock your phone when you set it down, so thieves who swipe it can’t access your data as easily. You need to protect your smartphone specially while on the go but it is also a fact that we unlock our smartphones about a dozen times daily even though it […]
Apparently, a majority of iOS and Android apps are still potentially vulnerable to dangerous FREAK attacks that can easily compromise encrypted data. The problem emerges from the fact that the apps haven’t been fixed against the FREAK (Factoring) attack. This attack was identified on RSA-EXPORT keys by researchers on 13th March. Researchers at FireEye, a […]
A New York based accessories company Davek claims to have made the “strongest, most high-quality umbrellas” and now it took to Kickstarter for introducing an unconventional and innovative new umbrella design. It is called Davek Alert Umbrella. The umbrella isn’t your regular rain shield but a smart gadget having above average strength with its zinc […]
American journalist Glenn Greenwald who’s running The Intercept publication has shared more shocking documents obtained from the ex-NSA spy Edward Snowden. The latest revelation is about how for decade, the CIA security researchers tried to hack and penetrate the security of Apple devices such as iPhone and iPad. The leaked documents show CIA and other U.S. government […]
Have you received TEXT messages about Gift from Amazon? Beware it might be malware. Have you recently received a text message on your phone that says, “Hey [ABC], I am sending you $200 Amazon Gift Card You can Claim it here”? It asks you to redeem your Amazon gift card by installing an APK file […]
Smartphones are seriously wonderful since these have introduced us to some amazing things like Snapchat, Vine, Maps, Shazam and some not-so-amazing stuff too like the threat of being stalked. Malwarebytes researchers claim that a malicious Android app gives your location to an anonymous operator through emails. It is called Spy.MailGPS and it surely is creepy. Before […]
Signal 2.0, is the second installment of the app of the same name that was created for iOS. Its release has been confirmed by the creator Open Whisper Systems on Monday. The reason why this news is special is that Signal 2.0 will allow users to receive and send encrypted messages to Redphone and Textsecure […]
Hello everyone! In my last blog post, I wrote about how to disable the auto-play videos on Facebook. After asking about the problems you people face in day-to-day lives, I received a variety of messages from you asking different things. Today, I chose to write about how to find your android device which is lost […]
New Android malware transforms your Phone into a Spy while it is Off – New Android Malware threat has been discovered by prominent security firm AVG. It is called PowerOffHijack and has a very distinct feature: it compromises the Android device’s shutdown process and spies on you. Your phone will appear switched off to you […]