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Carrier IQ clears the air on spying allegations

02

Dec

2011

In an interview with AllThingsD today Carrier IQ, the company accused of creating spyware software for mobile carriers, cleared the air and explained in detail what their software does and does not do. Carrier IQ explained the reasons behind the appearance of keystroke logging in their software. Their software is configured to monitor, not log […]

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Android permissions glitch allows eavesdropping, data theft

02

Dec

2011

Researchers have found multiple holes in Android phones’ permissions-based security that would allow a hacker to snatch data, monitor geolocation, send SMS messages, and even eavesdrop on conversations. A group of security researchers from North Carolina State University found the glitches in eight handsets from HTC, Motorola, Samsung and Google. The researchers found “explicit capability […]

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RIM fixes BlackBerry security holes

25

Oct

2011

The Canadian company Research in Motion (RIM) has announced a handful of recently discovered vulnerabilities in its BlackBerry 6 handheld OS and BES for IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange.RIM reports that three newly discovered vulnerabilities in the BlackBerry 6 Webkit browser could allow a hacker to access and/or modify data stored within a BlackBerry […]

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