U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) law enforcement arm Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has signed a contract worth $3 million with Magnet Forensics, a company that makes a ...

Researchers at the University of Florida (UF) and ETH Zurich have developed a device called "Marlin" to detect wireless hacking attempts on cell phones. The new device addresses vulnerabilities in ...

In an experiment to see just how vulnerable our mobile devices are, a pair of researchers created a drone to see if the equipment they strapped to it could hack mobile devices from up above.

Smartphones are becoming a crucial part your every day lives. Coming from financial and also sociable media channels to ...

During a press conference on Monday, Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, showed off a Huawei smartphone that China’s President Xi Jinping gifted him, calling it “the best phone in the world,” and ...

TSA warns against using public airport USB charging stations due to the risk of "juice jacking," where hackers can steal your data. Travelers should use a personal power brick or battery pack instead ...

There’s a battle now taking place between Google and Apple on one side, and the forensic software industry on the other. Many of the recent attacks against iPhones and Androids that triggered update ...

Plus: A 22-year-old former intern gets put in charge of a key anti-terrorism program, threat intelligence firms finally wrangle their confusing names for hacker groups, and more. All is not lost, ...

Google has released a serious security warning for Android smartphone users, raising concerns about newly discovered ...

For some years now, smartphones have had a built-in feature that protects against unauthorized access via USB. In iOS and Android, you get pop-ups that ask for confirmation when a data USB connection ...

Android 16 introduces a powerful new security measure that automatically blocks USB connections when your phone is locked, requiring device authentication before any external USB drives or peripherals ...