The impact of hacked SIM cards, one of the few stalwarts in the high-tech industry that has not seen a serious exploit, could be monumental.
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Facebook tests facial recognition tech to unlock accounts
Facebook says the facial verification would occur during the account recovery process, when two-factor authentication - which sends a code by SMS – cannot be accessed.1 2648
SIM cards vulnerable to hacking, says researcher
Millions of mobile phones may be vulnerable to spying due to the use of outdated, 1970s-era cryptography, according to new research due to be presented at the Black Hat security conference.
Mobile malware, mainly aimed at Android devices, jumps 614% in a year
The number of mobile malware apps has jumped 614 percent in the last year, according to studies conducted by McAfee and Juniper Networks.
EU cuts cost of mobile data roaming further
The European Commission has introduced new caps on mobile data roaming charges, making it cheaper to use maps, watch videos, check emails and update social networks while travelling in the EU.
Most Android threats would be blocked if phones ran latest Android version, report says
Over three quarters of Android threats are malicious apps that send SMS messages to premium rate numbers and could be mitigated by a protection feature present in Android 4.2, according to researchers from networking vendor Juniper Networks.
Twitter’s two-factor authentication implementation can be abused, researchers say
Twitter’s SMS-based, two-factor authentication feature could be abused to lock users who don’t have it enabled out of their accounts …
Etisalat launches Business Ultimate mobile plans for SME segment
Etisalat on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to the UAE’s SME sector with the announcement of revamped business packages for mobile. …
Avaya CEO happy to share customers with Microsoft, Cisco
Despite what he sees as shortcomings of Microsoft’s real-time communications platform, Lync, businesses will see value to some of its …
Apple praised over two-step authentication roll-out
Apple this week followed the lead of rivals like Facebook, Google and Microsoft, offering two-step authentication to help customers secure …
Africa is the newest telecoms battleground
The news that Web services giant Baidu will bring its mobile browser to Africa, in a deal struck with France …