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11/27/2017 / By Ralph Flores

Android devices secretly funnel your private location data to Google (even if you have that setting turned OFF)

Information has emerged that devices operating with an Android operating system keep track of their locations. A phone’s location data is continuously tracked, even without the presence of a SIM card or apps running, until it connects to the internet where the data gathered is then sent to Google — all without the user being […]

05/14/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Horrifying new bank hack intercepts two-step verification codes sent to your phone… is your money safe in ANY bank?

Two-factor authentication may be ineffective against hacking because online bandits have been able to exploit a vulnerability in Signalling System 7 (SS7) to steal money from bank accounts. Among other things, the SS7 global infrastructure allows cell phones to stay connected on a network or different networks on an uninterrupted basis from one cell tower to the next as […]

05/02/2017 / By Russel Davis

“Master” fingerprints can unlock almost any phone, bypassing fingerprint security in seconds

Fingerprint sensors may not be as safe as they are touted to be, a recent study revealed. A team of researchers at New York University and Michigan State University noted that smartphones can be easily unlocked and manipulated using fake fingerprints that were digitally developed to contain various features of an authentic human finger print. According to […]

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