Fraudsters Targeting Apple Pay

With the introduction of Apple’s new simple paying system, vulnerabilities have been discovered in the system which has lead to fraudster’s targeting Apple Pay. The new quick and easy mobile way of paying for items is usually secured by requiring fingerprint recognition on iPhones. But the issue now is that these hackers have found a

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Why Firmware in Phones and Computers are so Vulnerable

Firmware appears in so many computer items and accessories, from keyboards to mice, webcams to graphics and sound cards, even the battery in your computer or phone has firmware. Experts have revealed that sophisticated hackers are targeting firmware in mobile phones and computers, as they are notoriously insecure and relatively unsafe. Kaspersky Labs revealed that they

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Hacker Steals Fingerprint From Picture

Even though Passwords can prove useful in protecting our data, they can also be frustrating to remember, not to mention relatively easy for hackers to crack. Alternatives are being explored to replace the trusted security measure. One such alternative is fingerprint scanning technology which has been in use for many years already and even included in

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Apple Blocks First Malicious Software To Affect iPhones

Wirelurker, the name given to the malware, has been discovered to affect non-jailbroken iPhones and iPads. That is, those that have not been tampered with to access beyond the protective walls of the iOS system. This means that the usually reliant and secure boundaries of Apple’s controlled App Store have been breached by software. But

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Apple Will Not Allow Developers to Sell Personal Data

With the scheduled announcement of yet another iPhone in September, Apple has told developers that they must not sell data collected with Apple’s ‘HealthKit’, a platform that can collect health information from the user. A new app set to appear in the near future simply titled ‘Health’, will be able to collect data on heart

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