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A YouTube Video explains that Facebook’s popular social messaging service WhatsApp can potentially and easily be hijacked by anyone if the user isn’t careful enough. A trick has been discovered recently that allows a person to take control of your WhatsApp account. This new trick involves using nothing else but the phone number of the […]
More than a billion people on this world have iPhones and iPads. Demand for the Apple devices are increasing very much these days. Many people Jailbreak their devices only because they need to record their iPhone screens. But why to void the warranty of your device for a simple task which can be even done […]
Summary: The iOS bug that attacks via Messages app in iOS devices and effectively crashes them has now broken Twitter, Snapchat and other popular apps too — The matter is getting serious as even Mac OS X is not spared by this bug. Apple‘s iOS is considered one of the most secure mobile operating system. However, […]
Apple iOS mobile operating system’s Message App bug causes its devices iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch to crash and/or reboot. Apple announced that a patch for iOS 8.3 will be released soon. This week, a bug was identified in Apple iOS mobile operating system that caused all of its devices including the Apple Watch, iPhone […]
A fake email supposedly sent by ‘Apple Genius Assistance’ informs that users need to review their Apple ID information within 2 days because Apple wants to perform account verification as per “KYC legislation.” Don’t fall for it — It’s a phishing scam. Another day another phishing scam. An email titled Apple KYC Validation has been […]
Nikola Labs has launched an iPhone case that transforms radio frequencies into DC electrical current and thus, can charge devices. The first device running on this mechanism is a case for iPhone 6. It doesn’t require extra battery though and works passively. What if your smartphone case was able to harvest electricity right out of the […]
Researchers at the RSA conference explained about a newly found vulnerability that allows attackers to crash just about any iOS device. San Francisco: Researchers from Skycure security firm revealed vulnerability “No iOS Zone” yesterday at the RSA security conference. This vulnerability allows cybercriminals crash just about any iOS device that comes within a WiFi hotspot […]
Researchers have identified a serious vulnerability in at least 1,500 iOS apps. This security flaw has made the apps exploitable by hackers who look for victims to swipe passwords and obtain financial data. Last month IT security firm SourceDNA discovered a bug that has been fixed in an open-source code update. This bug contained a […]
Apple attempted to address this issue with the Find My iPhone service in 2010, but that could be defeated by turning the iPhone off or erasing the contents of the phone. Apple made things much harder on thieves when it introduced Activation Lock in iOS 7. This feature made it impossible to activate an iPhone […]
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 ever-growing trend of selfies is now inching forward to hit a new milestone. It’s time when selfies are all set to ensure the safety of your phone. That’s all possible because of a new Apple patent which allows the users to unlock their iPhone with a selfie. Patent US 20120235790A1 with title ‘Locking and Unlocking […]
Researchers at MDSec, an IT security firm, have identified a method that allows thieves and hackers to bypass iPhone’s lockscreen utilizing equipment that costs merely few hundred dollars. In an iPhone, the lockscreen basically serves as a barrier between thieves and the phone since it bricks the device after 10 wrong guesses. Moreover, it has […]
A 12-year-old girl in Colorado has been arrested and charged for attempting to kill her mom through poisoning her with bleach just because she took away iPhone from her. Authorities claim that the circumstances are chilling. First time the mother felt a strange odor coming from her breakfast smoothie. On second occasion, mother felt thirsty […]
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 […]
Victims of iPhone theft being tricked into unlocking their devices – Criminals luring victims to Fake iCloud login via text messaging. Seems like the misery of people who lost their iOS devices (iPhones and iPads is far from over. Fake iCloud login web page has been tricking the iPhone theft victims for unlocking their devices especially […]
Researchers from Blue Cat Labs are calling it the Inception attack framework, in reference to the movie “Inception” where a thief entered people’s dreams and stole secrets from their subconscious. They are also describing it as one of the most sophisticated attacks they have ever seen. That, in itself, is saying a lot for the […]
Apple is usually known for its top notch security but a US-based cyber security software developer Palo Alto Networks discovered a new malware targeting Apple products such as iPhone, iPad (iOS) and MAC (OS X). The name of this malware is WireLurker. It installs malicious third-party apps on iPads and iPhones targeting users in China, […]
An unknown hacker has hacked and leaked nude pictures of 100+ high profile Hollywood celebrities on Sunday. The nude photos are available on 4chan’s /b/ board. Many of the affected celebrities have confirmed the authenticity of leaked pictures where some call it fake and some have accepted that the leaked images are real. Security experts are […]
Your iPad or iPhone’s camera has become immensely powerful after the emergence of iOS 8 Safari’s new version. Its most astounding feature is that you can use it for scanning your credit card details through camera to make payments online. Ensuing Apple’s WWDC keynote released at the start of this week, various supplementary iOS 8 […]
Wednesday: I am not allowed to use iPhone for security reason: President Barak Obama. President Barak Obama has given an unusual statement during a meeting with American youth in order to promote his healthcare law in which he revealed that due to ‘security reasons’, he is not allowed to use Apple‘s iPhone yet he still uses iPad , Apple’s tablet […]
Since Senator. Al- Franken has become of part of the United States Senate, he has been the Chairman of Senate Judiciary Subcommittee which deals with issues related to Privacy, Technology and the Law. He has been quite clear in his stance which has been to raise and address the questions related to surveillance and technology […]