Tuesday, November 22, 2016
iOS Firefox Focus - Privacy focused browser - released today 11/22/2016
Released through the Apple App Store. Requires iPhone 5s or newer.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
More android smartphone woes
This article can be found using a search engine. The article lists affected devices:
Affected Android Devices
The vulnerability has been found in multiple smartphone handsets from BLU Products, along with over a dozen devices from other vendors. The list of affected Android handsets includes:
- BLU Studio G
- BLU Studio G Plus
- BLU Studio 6.0 HD
- BLU Studio X
- BLU Studio X Plus
- BLU Studio C HD
- Infinix Hot X507
- Infinix Hot 2 X510
- Infinix Zero X506
- Infinix Zero 2 X509
- DOOGEE Voyager 2 DG310
- LEAGOO Lead 5
- LEAGOO Lead 6
- LEAGOO Lead 3i
- LEAGOO Lead 2S
- LEAGOO Alfa 6
- IKU Colorful K45i
- Beeline Pro 2
- XOLO Cube 5.0
Android phones are based on a Linux kernel. The Linux kernel has been susceptible
to root kits for some time.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Secret Back Door in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say
In a recent New York Times article:
Secret Back Door in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say
By MATT APUZZO and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
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