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Vulnerabilities in Signaling System 7, telephony signaling protocols used by carriers worldwide, allow third parties to listen to people's cellphone calls and intercept text messages despite encryption, The Washington Post reported last week German cybersecurity researchers Tobias Engel of Sternraute and Karsten Nohl of Security Research Labs separ...
Boeing has enlisted BlackBerry to help bolster the security of its Black smartphone, BlackBerry CEO John Chen said Friday during the company's earnings call "Boeing is collaborating with BlackBerry to provide secure mobile solutions for Android devices utilizing their BES-12 platform," confirmed Boeing spokesperson Andrew Lee. "We see the need for ...
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Thursday said the United States "is actively considering a range of options" to take in response to the Sony hack The hack is "very serious," Johnson said, though he refused to label it as a terrorist attack....
The United States government is delivering a one-two punch to Sprint over the practice of cramming -- allowing third parties to place unauthorized charges on customers' bills The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on Thursday filed a civil suit against Sprint over the issue....
The now-notoriously controversial action comedy The Interview, which was expected to deliver profits of US$90-$95 million for Sony, may have become a financial black hole ...
After a 10-year knock-down drag-out battle, Apple on Tuesday prevailed in a class-action lawsuit over its use of digital rights management technology on iPods purchased between Sept. 1, 2006 and March 31, 2009. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd -- one of the "most feared litigation firms" in the U.S., according to BTI Consulting -- brought the suit i...
Microsoft on Monday announced the first phase of its Skype Translator preview program, which initially will facilitate conversations between English and Spanish speakers. The translator will convert spoken words both ways It also will translate instant messages in 40 languages. Translations occur in near-real time....
The torrent world is in turmoil following last week's shutdown of The Pirate Bay in a police raid Other torrent sites have seen traffic spikes, while Pirate Bay clones -- set up both by file-sharing activists and cyberscamsters -- are emerging....
Sony has used Amazon Web Services to launch Distributed Denial of Service attacks on sites carrying files stolen from its network, according to Re/code Those attacks apparently involved "hundreds of computers" in Tokyo and Singapore....
Iowa plans to issue digital drivers' licenses in the form of a smartphone app by next year, Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, said earlier this week at a public state agency budget hearing The digital license will be accepted by Iowa law enforcement officers conducting traffic stops, as well as by security officers w...
The United States Federal Aviation Administration this week gave five licenses to four companies for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations -- that is, flying drones The drones will be used in aerial surveying, construction site monitoring, and inspecting oil rig flare stacks....
Google on Thursday said it will close Google News in Spain, as of Dec. 16 That's in reaction to a new law that will take effect in Spain in January....
The Pirate Bay, which was closed down following a raid by Swedish police on Tuesday, appears to have found safe haven on a Costa Rican domain The site, which gained notoriety for hosting pirated movies and music files, has been raided repeatedly by the Swedish police. Its founders have been arrested and convicted of copyright infringement, and two...
Apple and Samsung last week squared off again in court over their long-running patent dispute The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard Samsung's appeal of the US$930 million in damages a district court awarded to Apple for patent infringement, following a trial in 2012 and a retrial in 2013....
Blackphone on Tuesday announced plans to open an app store for privacy-focused applications to run on its secure smartphone. The store is expected to launch in January The Blackphone runs PrivatOS, a modified version of Android 4.4.2 that comes bundled with tools that encrypt phone calls, texts, emails and Internet browsing....
The United States National Security Agency, which is known for monitoring landline, Web and cellphone communications worldwide, also targets wireless carriers, The Intercept reported last week Documents released by whistle-blower Edward Snowden show the NSA has monitored more than 1,200 email accounts associated with major cellphone network operato...
Turla, a Trojan that has infected hundreds of 32- and 64-bit Windows computers at government institutions, embassies, military installations, educational institutions, and research and pharmaceutical companies over the years, has been found on Linux systems, Kaspersky Lab reported The company has discovered two variants of the malware running on Li...
Samsung on Monday began offering what may best be described as the "alpha version" of its Gear VR headset, developed by Oculus, in the United States This Gear VR Innovator Edition works with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and is priced at US$200....
An Uber driver in New Delhi has been arrested on charges of raping his passenger, prompting authorities there to ban the service from operating within city limits. Meanwhile, the Netherlands' Commercial Appeals Court has issued a preliminary judgment that Uber must stop working with drivers who lack a taxi license but charge passengers fares for r...
Who breached Sony Pictures' network and why continues to be a puzzle a week after news of the hack first emerged. Some speculate it was an inside job. A few have pointed fingers at North Korea, which returned its own one-finger salute in response. Others discount that possibility....
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