AT&T iPad hackers’ chats were turned in by secret source

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Robert McMillan.
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AT&T iPad hackers' chats were turned in by secret source The government's case against two men charged with hacking into AT&T's Website to steal e-mail addresses from about 120,000 iPad users got a boost last year when a confidential source handed over 150 pages of chat logs between the two and other members of their hacking group.

Coming soon: A new way to hack into your smartphone

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Robert McMillan.
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A new way to hack into your smartphone Computer security experts think they've found a whole new way to break into mobile phones -- one that could become a headache for Apple and Android smartphone makers.

Samsung Galaxy Tab to be sold by four major US carriers

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Robert McMillan.
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab will be sold by T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and Sprint.


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Hacker snoops on GSM cell phones in demo

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Robert McMillan.
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Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at Defcon.

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FCC concerned over DefCon mobile hacking talk

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Robert McMillan.
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The FCC is concerned over a planned Defcon demonstration of GSM mobile-phone interception.

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FBI investigating iPad e-mail leaks

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Robert McMillan.
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The FBI has opened an investigation into the leaking of 114,000 iPad user e-mail addresses.

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AT&T bug discloses iPad owners’ e-mail addresses

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Robert McMillan.
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A glitch in AT&T's Web site has exposed the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 iPad buyers.

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With iOS, Apple gets the OK to borrow a Cisco name

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Robert McMillan.
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Apple has licensed the iOS trademark from Cisco, to use as the name for the iPhone's operating system.

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Hackers show it’s easy to snoop on a GSM call

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Robert McMillan.
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Hackers say they've shown how to eavesdrop on encrypted GSM phone conversations.

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First iPhone worm spreads Rick Astley wallpaper

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Robert McMillan.
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The iPhone's first worm is spreading, but it only affects certain jailbroken iPhones.

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Android security chief: Mobile-phone attacks coming

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Robert McMillan.
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Smartphones will be increasingly targeted for malware, says an Android security expert at Google.

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Some SMS networks vulnerable to attack

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Robert McMillan.
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Researchers have found a way to send spoofed network-to-phones data via SMS.

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RIM: UAE Carrier’s Blackberry update was spyware

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Robert McMillan.
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RIM confirms that a controversial firmware update offered by UAE carrier Etisalat contained spyware.

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