Posts Tagged ‘Phone’

LTE Phone Service susceptible to interception or DoS

Written by Randy on . Posted in Security, Tech

Using an approach that targets redundancy in cellular networks to provide backup routes for service a Hacker has determined how to intercept or perform DoS attacks on practically all LTE phone service.   Read more on TheRegister.com:

Every LTE call, text, can be intercepted, blacked out, hacker finds

Ruxcon Hacker Wanqiao Zhang of Chinese hacking house Qihoo 360

Ruxcon Hacker Wanqiao Zhang of Chinese hacking house Qihoo 360

 

“Biggest smart-phone flaw ever discovered” impacts all Android phones made in the last five years | WTHITV.com

Written by Randy on . Posted in Antivirus, Randy's Blog, Security, Tech

This the “Biggest smart-phone flaw ever”…  Was known by Google since at least April (with fix) but it’s still not out on a large number of it’s popular Android phones.  It may effect nearly a Billion phones.  Is yours one of them?
New research suggests that nearly one billion Android phones are capable of being hacked…and all it takes is a text.
Source: “Biggest smart-phone flaw ever discovered” impacts all Android phones made in the last five years | WTHITV.com