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Has Siri left your iPhone 4S unlocked?

19

Oct

2011

Apple’s new “Siri” feature, the voice-activated personal assistant built into the iPhone 4S, leaves owners’ spanking new smartphones partially unguarded. Those of us who work in the security arena have often banged on about the importance of securing your smartphone with a password or passcode to prevent unauthorised access. Most mobile phone manufacturers have recognised […]

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Cross-Scripting Vulnerability in Skype iOS App Exposes Contact Information

20

Sep

2011

A cross-scripting vulnerability affecting Skype’s iOS app has been discovered and a video has been provided, whereby sending a specific a specific text message sent to a user can copy their Address Book. This attack uses Javascript, and, “Executing arbitrary Javascript code is one thing, but I found that Skype also improperly defines the URI […]

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Premium Abusers Also Check for Keywords

17

Aug

2011

New threat wants to subscribe your device to premium services.A few months back, we reported on an Android malware targeting China Mobile subscribers by abusing premium services, and more recently, one that monitors for certain keywords in text messages. What’s the connection between these two? Well, recently we were able to analyze an Android malware sample […]

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