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European Security Agency Publishes Report About the Security Risks of Smartphones

December 14, 2010 By Ali Jahangiri

With the smartphones becoming more and more part of our daily lives, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published a new report detailing the top security risks of smartphone use and gives practical security advice for businesses, consumers and governments.

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Filed Under: Smartphone Tagged With: ENISA, Gartner, Smartphone

Hacker Creates Modified Symbian S60 Firmware with Hidden Back Door

December 11, 2010 By Ali Jahangiri

Professional security researcher, hacker and MalCon speaker Atul Alex has analyzed the firmware for the Symbian S60 smartphone (which also runs on the Nokia 5800, Nokia X6, Nokia 5530XM, Sony Ericsson Satio and Sony Ericsson Vivaz) and created a modified firmware with a back door which allows a 3rd party to record telephone calls and download emails, telephone lists and text messages from the phone’s memory.

Read the full story here.

Filed Under: Trojan Tagged With: Smartphone, Symbian, Symbian backdoor

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