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Smartphones have remained the primary domain of experimentation for cybercriminals as they are always finding out ways to exploit and crack smartphones mainly Android devices. Apparently, researchers at Singapore based Nanyang Technology University or NTU Singapore, have identified a brand new way with which cyber-crooks can compromise a smartphone, which involves the use of device’s […]
NTU researchers have revealed that smartphones can now be hacked using the data accumulated from sensors. Dr. Shivam, a scientist at NTU, who recently developed an app that can hack data from smartphones using sensors, found this recently and the news has sent shockwaves around the world. As per a research published in Cryptology ePrint […]
Short Bytes: The security researchers at Newcastle University have published a paper that showcases the risks posed by numerous sensors that are a part of modern smartphones. Many of these sensors don’t ask for user’s permission and can act as a spying tool that can be exploited by hackers and malicious websites. The researchers are in touch […]
Stealing PINs and pillaging bank accounts are both trivial. Credit card users could have their PINs stolen, and merchants could have their bank accounts pillaged, in a set of attacks demonstrated by researchers Karsten Nohl and Fabian Bräunlein at the Chaos Computing Club security conference. Much research has been done into the chips found on credit […]
The GreenDispenser malware displays an error on the infected ATMs so that only criminals can use them. Security researchers have discovered a new malware program that infects automated teller machines (ATMs) and allows attackers to extract cash on command. The program is dubbed GreenDispenser and was detected in Mexico. However, it’s only a matter of […]