Security researchers have stumbled across an iPhone SMS bug that could be used by nefarious pranksters to “quickly take over every iPhone in the world.” If that sounds somewhat doomsday-ish, that’s because it kind of is. The iPhone SMS text message bug was discovered by Charlie Miller and his similarly-named research colleague Collin Mulliner. The…
TextGuard Announces Mobile Device ‘Compliance Solution’
If you work for a larger business or corporation, chances are your internet use, email, and maybe even your text messaging is monitored. Rules, regulations and ‘compliance monitoring’ seem to be the theme of the day, especially in secure industries. In fact, some regulations demand that electronic messages are archived and monitored at all times.…
SpinVox in Hot Water over Outsourcing Voicemail Transcription
SpinVox, one of the big names in white label voicemail transcription services for carriers, could be in trouble as it has come to light that at least some voicemails are transcribed thanks to human ears in the Phillipines and South Africa. The company claims that some non-live listening is required to build the automated algorithms…
Visa Europe Testing SMS Transaction Alerts… Apps Coming Soon?
Visa Europe has started to run trials of their new mobile service. At the moment, Visa is testing the system on UK staffers to hopefully work out any kinks. The service gives Visa cardholders instant notification via their mobile device when any of their Visa debit, credit or prepaid cards are put to use. Handy…
Etisalat Launches Surveillance App Disguised as OS Update
A simple update (or so we thought) for Etisalat BlackBerry users over in the United Arab Emirates may not have been what it appeared to be. The update arrived on customers’ handsets via text message, and urged the install for ‘improved performance’. However, after install many BlackBerry users started experiencing crashes and reduced battery life.…
Groups protest bill for jamming mobile phones in prison
Jamming cell phone signals in prison sounds like a good idea, on the surface. But, dig a little deeper, and you’ll quickly realize that the government-mandated wireless jamming bill is full of pit-falls and dangerous loopholes. The plan to jam cellular signals in prisons is so controversial that public interest groups have taken action with…
HTC posts Bluetooth vulnerability patch for HTC Touch Diamond/Pro/HD
HTC Touch Diamond, Touch Pro and Touch HD users worried that their Windows Mobile smartphones are open to Bluetooth hacking can now rest easy. HTC has posted a Bluetooth patch that promises to close a security hole that allows nefarious Blue-hackers to gain access to your HTC WinMo handset’s file-system. Once hackers have access to…
Bluetooth vulnerability found in HTC Windows Mobile smartphones!
First off, don’t ever accept Bluetooth connections from untrusted or unknown sources. Especially if you own a Windows Mobile 6.0 or 6.1 smartphone from HTC. As long as you keep an eye on your Bluetooth connection, you’ll be fine. Otherwise, you might end up getting your WinMo-powered HTC device hacked via Bluetooth. The problem: HTC…
Taiwan cracking down on fake Chinese phones
The flood of copyright infringing Chinese clones entering the mobile market has been a bane on major cellphone manufacturers around the world. To date, the Chinese government has been largely hands-off on their flourishing counterfeit mobile phone market. Authorities in India have taken a stab at banning fake Chinese handsets, and it seems Taiwan is…
Breaking up with your girlfriend over SMS: A compromise
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