Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile to replace SMS with RCS Messaging in 2020

Mobile carriers in the United States will finally offer a universal cross-carrier communication standard for the next-generation RCS messaging service that is meant to replace SMS and has the potential to change the way consumers interact with brands f… Continue reading Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile to replace SMS with RCS Messaging in 2020

New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS

Cybersecurity researchers today revealed the existence of a new and previously undetected critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just by sending an SMS.

Dubbed “Sim… Continue reading New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS

Just An SMS Could Let Remote Attackers Access All Your Emails, Experts Warn

Beware! Billion of Android users can easily be tricked into changing their devices’ critical network settings with just an SMS-based phishing attack.

Whenever you insert a new SIM in your phone and connects to your cellular network for the very first … Continue reading Just An SMS Could Let Remote Attackers Access All Your Emails, Experts Warn

‘Legit Apps Turned into Spyware’ Targeting Android Users in Middle East

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign that has been active since 2016 and was first publicly reported in August 2018.

Dubbed “ViceLeaker” by researchers at Kaspersky, the campaign has recently been found targe… Continue reading ‘Legit Apps Turned into Spyware’ Targeting Android Users in Middle East

Unprotected VOIP Server Exposed Millions of SMS Messages, Call Logs

A California-based Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) services provider VOIPO has accidentally left tens of gigabytes of its customer data, containing millions of call logs, SMS/MMS messages, and plaintext internal system credentials, publicly accessible to anyone w… Continue reading Unprotected VOIP Server Exposed Millions of SMS Messages, Call Logs

New 4G LTE Network Attacks Let Hackers Spy, Track, Spoof and Spam

Security researchers have discovered a set of severe vulnerabilities in 4G LTE protocol that could be exploited to spy on user phone calls and text messages, send fake emergency alerts, spoof location of the device and even knock devices entirely offli… Continue reading New 4G LTE Network Attacks Let Hackers Spy, Track, Spoof and Spam

Telegram Hacked? Turn ON Important Security Settings to Secure your Private Chats

We have heard a lot about data breaches nowadays. And if you think that switching to an encrypted messaging service may secure you and your data, then you may be wrong.

No good deed today can help you protect yourself completely.

Reuters and several … Continue reading Telegram Hacked? Turn ON Important Security Settings to Secure your Private Chats