(Phys.org)—Cloudmark, a San Francisco based messaging security company, posted a notice on Sunday that an Android trojan is being used to create simple havoc, aka an SMS spam botnet. Cyber-thieves dangling the lure of free ...
Two-factor authentication is a computer security measure used by major online service providers to protect the identify of users in the event of a password loss. The process is familiar: When a password is forgotten, the ...
Security
Feb 3, 2016
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Worldwide mobile payments are expected to top $171.5 billion in 2012, a 61.9 percent increase from 2011, a research report said Tuesday.
Business
May 29, 2012
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Google on Monday unveiled a new service designed to provide information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa, where cell phones are prevalent but Internet penetration is low.
Internet
Jun 29, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Trust Digital has proven that an attacker with the right knowledge and toolkits can remotely hijack a phone by sending an SMS message to it. The attack would be most effective if it took place in the middle ...
When it comes to personal cybersecurity, you might think you're doing all right. Maybe you've got multi-factor authentication set up on your phone so that you have to enter a code sent to you by SMS before you can log in ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 6, 2019
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Popular social news website Reddit on Thursday was warning users that a hacker broke into its systems, intercepting some employee text messages to get past defenses.
Security
Aug 3, 2018
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Just a short call and the "Kidfinder" lets you know where your child is right now via SMS. It can be built into a game console and the locating unit even combines GPS position fixing with GSM tracking. In the best-case scenario, ...
Engineering
Oct 1, 2010
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A new, low-cost bushfire detection and monitoring system is being developed by University of Adelaide researchers using mobile communications technology.
Engineering
Jan 21, 2010
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A new book co-authored by a University of South Australia academic gives an insight into how text messaging—celebrating its 30th birthday this year—has been driven by technology and young people.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2022
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