Endpoint/Device Security

Researchers at FireEye have found that certain iOS versions of the Vpon mobile ad software development kit (SKD) contain code that could allow bad actors to remotely take command of certain mobile apps.

While most IT professionals acknowledge the growing amount of IoT devices on their networks, they are unaware of how to properly secure them.

Encrypted messaging app Telegram reportedly contains an unpatched vulnerability that bad actors can exploit to send massive text messages that drive up data charges or cause mobile phones to crash.

NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett said his agency is researching opportunities to collect from internet of things devices.

The Android trojan "Triada," known for granting superuser privileges to other downloaded Trojans, is now embedding itself into at least four browsers in order to intercept URL requests and send users instead to malicious mobile websites, according to Kaspersky Lab.

After an unknown perpetrator impersonated her in mobile phone store, the FTC's chief technologist, Lorrie Cranor, warned mobile customers of phone and SIM card scams, and urged carriers to employ additional security measures.

Google released its June update, patching eight critical-severity vulnerabilities and 28 high-severity vulnerabilities that affect its Nexus devices and devices manufactured by partners of Google's Android Open Source Project.