Collaborate Disseminate
The FDA has approved a pill with an embedded sensor that can report when it is swallowed. The pill transmits information to a wearable patch, which in turn transmits information to a smartphone…. Continue reading Surveillance inside the Body
Chris Crowley is a SANS instructor and independent consultant based in the Washington, D.C. area. Mr. Crowley overviews his approach to keeping mobile applications secure in this technical segment! Full Show Notes Subscribe to YouTube Channel
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Andrew "bunnie" Huang and Edward Snowden have designed a hardware device that attaches to an iPhone and monitors it for malicious surveillance activities, even in instances where the phone’s operating system has been compromised. They call it an Introspection Engine, and their use model is a journalist who is concerned about government surveillance: Our introspection engine is designed with the… Continue reading A Hardware Privacy Monitor for iPhones
Researchers demonstrated a really clever hack: they hid malware in a replacement smart phone screen. The idea is that you would naively bring your smart phone in for repair, and the repair shop would install this malicious screen without your knowledge. The malware is hidden in touchscreen controller software, which is trusted by the phone. The concern arises from research… Continue reading Hacking a Phone Through a Replacement Touchscreen
Andy Rubin sees the future, and can’t sit around waiting for it to arrive. The post The Father of Android Is Back, and He’s Built the Anti-iPhone appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading The Father of Android Is Back, and He’s Built the Anti-iPhone
According to court documents, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using Stingray cell-site simulators to track illegal immigrants…. Continue reading ICE is Using Stingray to Track Illegal Immigrants
In 2017, do you really want a phone with a hardware keyboard? The post Review: BlackBerry Keyone appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Review: BlackBerry Keyone
I’ve previously written about the serious vulnerabilities in the SS7 phone routing system. Basically, the system doesn’t authenticate messages. Now, criminals are using it to hack smartphone-based two-factor authentication systems: In short, the issue with SS7 is that the network believes whatever you tell it. SS7 is especially used for data-roaming: when a phone user goes outside their own provider’s… Continue reading Criminals are Now Exploiting SS7 Flaws to Hack Smartphone Two-Factor Authentication Systems
If you want the option to hail an Uber from the Acropolis, read this guide. The post How to Prep Your Phone for International Travel appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading How to Prep Your Phone for International Travel
There has been a flurry of research into using the various sensors on your phone to steal data in surprising ways. Here’s another: using the phone’s ambient light sensor to detect what’s on the screen. It’s a proof of concept, but the paper’s general conclusions are correct: There is a lesson here that designing specifications and systems from a privacy… Continue reading Stealing Browsing History Using Your Phone’s Ambient Light Sensor