It has been revealed by a District Attorney that Google can remotely unlock your smartphone, along with Apple, if they had to. In a court case in New York, the revelation came as it was announced that if a court order has been issued then as long as the device has not been encrypted, law
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Apple have had to intervene and remove hundreds of apps that breach user’s security. It turned out that an advertising company was syphoning off email addresses and contacts through a breach of security, without the developers knowledge. It was reported that more than 1 million downloads of the offending apps have taken place, in response Apple remove
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Netflix is a great way to catch up on all your favourite shows, even ones that have been off the air for years, as well as brand new shows. The ever growing collection of films, from newly released to cult favourites, has enough content to keep you occupied until that favourite new show starts again. With Netflix
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As Apple continues to pride itself over its system’s invulnerable ability to not be affected by viruses, a stance that they have long boasted over rivals Windows, it has announced it will patch two serious bugs in its operating system before the next major update. The vulnerabilities, named DYLD and Thunderstrike 2 were found in Apple’s
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Security experts have found a worrying vulnerability in the batteries of modern smartphones, as just how much battery you have left could potentially open up hackers to intrude on your privacy. The claim has come from a group of researchers who found it to be possible to track someone with nothing but their remaining battery
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When the Heartlbeed virus wrecked havoc across computer systems back last year, it sent shockwaves through the security sector as experts rushed to fix the problem. When we all thought we were safe from that kind of attack, a new virus has sprung up, this time affecting phones with the Android operating system. The Heartbleed
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An unfixed bug has been found in iOS that causes the device to crash and restart, all from a simple text line. The glitch, which is caused by certain Chinese or Arabic characters which can be sent via text to another device, either through texting, Twitter or Snapchat. Once the recipient opens the offending message,
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With the introduction of ‘activation lock’ back in 2013 for Apple’s iPhone, it allowed users to safeguard their devices from thieves resetting stolen devices in order to use them. This feature made it impossible for anyone to reset the phone without permission from the registered user. But since the launch of Apple’s Watch, there has been
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Security researchers Skycure have found a weakness in iOS code that allows hackers to cause a user’s iPhone or iPad to restart and crash repeatedly, all through a wifi network. The only fix for this at the moment is to immediately leave the wifi zone. Wifi hack causes iOS devices to reboot and crash continuously by
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It has been revealed that a serious flaw in Apple’s iOS meant that 1000s of apps were left exposed to attacks as 1000s of iOS apps found to be open to data theft. Security firm SourceDNA released a report claiming that a security flaw in device’s mobile network meant that hackers are able to access sensitive
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