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Smartphone Hacking

iOS 11 Can Protect Against iPhone 7’s Passcode Brute Force, Claims Apple

Heard of the $500 device that hacks your iPhone 7?  No need to break out in cold sweat, though.  If there are problems, there are solutions too.  And Apple is best in proving that.  Well, it has side-kicked your fear of anonymous intrusion in your iPhone 7.  How?  It is simple.  By committing to the launch…

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500+ Android Apps With 100Mn+ Downloads on Google Play Store Found Malicious

Android apps on Google Play Store can turn your handset as a spying agent.  More than 500 million apps were observed to be infected by a range of spyware.  The report was given out by U.S. based security firm, Lookout.  But you can breathe easy now.  Google has tackled this problem.  The malicious apps have been deleted from the…

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Non-Banking Apps Are New Target of Android Trojan Which Was Targeting Banking Apps

Do you cling onto the custom of booking taxis/flights/tickets using your Android devices?  Then you should be on your guard.  As of late, cyber criminals have turned their attention from banking to prospective non-banking apps.  Kaspersky Labs observed that the Android Trojan that has targeted the banking apps previously, is now eyeing on your non-banking activities as well. You…

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Hacker Leaks Apple iOS Secure Enclave Firmware’s Decryption Key

The rising cyber-crimes have made the secure seem insecure.  Apple is the latest target to such security breach.  To say, Apple had paved the way to the Touch ID fingerprint sensor in 2013 with iPhone 5S.  It had since been exploited for secure unlock of device alongside payment authentications.  However, this very component, classed under Apple’s Secure Enclave is…

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Smartphone Messaging Apps With Best Rated Encryption

Want to know how secure your daily messaging apps are.  Some apps you use may seem harmless to you.  But they really are dangerous.  The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has furnished a report grading the different messaging apps on their security.  The Secure Messaging Scorecard shows how well the apps incorporate the end-to-end encryption. The 21st century has noted a rise in the…

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Do You Know That Your Phone Can Be Hacked via Text Message?

Do you receive text messages over phone that sound like your bank account is not secure?  And do you notice it accompanied by a link or a phone number?  Then, you should clearly not pay attention to such messages.  It could be one means of trapping you into scam.  Cyber fraudsters are now leaning onto text…

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Ransomware Developing Tools Are on Sale, Can be Used Even With Basic Skills

You might be using your Android apps to play games, download movies and books, banking and many more.  But the same is now being used by cyber-thieves to build their own ransomware.  A new tool, called Trojan Development Kit helps even neophyte hackers to create any file locking malware on your Android device. This ransomware developing…

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Find Loopholes in iPhone and Get $1,500,000; Hack Telegram, WhatsApp and Get $500,000: Zerodium

An American information security firm, Zerodium has announced big financial rewards for zero-day exploits.  Now, it’s time that the security researchers and hackers can make some huge cash.  If you can hack any of the messenger apps, you can grab an enormous $500000.  This is one offer that you can’t say no to, if you…

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