Sentences with phrase «hacker accessed her phone»

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These vulnerabilities could make it possible for a hacker to access sensitive information, like photos or passwords, from almost every PC, phone, and tablet.

«If we can drive a paradigm shift where mobile platforms don't shut off access, we'll be better able to detect when hackers are hiding in a mobile (phone),» he said.

The hacker was able to use a physician - operated website that was no longer in use and left unsecured in order to access the records, which included information such as names, the last four digits of credit card numbers, phone numbers, birth dates, and both physical and digital addresses.

Cured in Android 5.1.1, Stagefright lets hackers gain full access to your phone with some specially crafted MMS messages.

According to local media [1, 2, 3, 4], the hack took place at around 22:00, local time, on Thursday, June 29, and the documents the hacker managed to access contained data on customer names, email addresses, and mobile phone numbers.

Hackers accessed data belonging to 57 million Uber riders and drivers in late 2016, including email addresses, phone numbers, and drivers license numbers.

Uber failed to notify some 57 million users that their data — including names, email addresses, phone numbers and driver's license numbers — was exposed when hackers accessed that information in 2016, newly minted CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a statement on Tuesday.

The latest smart - phone security vulnerability garnering attention is one that could allow a hacker to blitz one's iPhone or Android - based device with a deluge of SMS (short message service) text messages, an attack that could allow an intruder to plant a virus on the phone or at the very least cause the phone to shut down (disconnecting calls and Web access in the process).

Hackers won't be able to access the account without possessing your phone.

Even if a malicious hacker has your username and password, they will not be able to log into your account or reset your password unless they also have access to your phone.

Of course, a hacker with access to the SS7 system can also transparently control normal voice and SMS services to and from a mobile, intercepting calls, reading SMS messages, and tracking the phone's location.

Encrypting your phone prevents feds and hackers from accessing your personal data, but it's rarely enabled by default as it is known to slow down some older phones or tablets.

Without a PIN, hackers can hijack your mobile account, take control of your phone number, and use that number to gain access to your online accounts.

The documents describe techniques for rewriting devices» firmware in ways that would maintain a hacker's access even if a user resets a phone or computer to factory settings.

To protect yourself from hackers, Lyne said that a password for your phone is not enough once the hacker has gained access through a malicious app.

The advantage here is that you can use even compromised phone or computer in order to make bitcoin payments, while confirmation is still going through device, hence hackers won't be able to retrieve access to your funds in case they install malicious program / key - logger on your computer.

Popular Android phones are more likely to be supported, though as time goes on, manufacturers are making it harder and harder for developers and ROM hackers to get the required access to build ROMs for devices.

Hackers accessed data belonging to 57 million Uber riders and drivers in late 2016, including email addresses, phone numbers, and drivers license numbers.

Two days after Gomez's account was hacked, The Verge reported that a bug had been discovered which allowed hackers to access phone numbers and email addresses of Instagram users.

The firm said that hackers could use two exploits to gain access to users» personal data, including their real names, usernames and phone numbers, through Snapchat's Android and iOS API.

Dan O'Sullivan from UpGuard told CNN Money that exposed PIN codes could allow hackers to access a customer's phone service.

After a massive breach that saw hackers steal nude pictures and videos from phones belonging to various celebrities, fingers have been pointed at Apple's iCloud as the potential point of access.

If hackers steal your password they will also need access to your phone, providing an extra layer of security.

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This is where a hacker gains access to your brokerage's internet - based phone system and reroutes your incoming and outgoing calls through a 900 number the hacker controls.

The case appears to be a typical cover that snaps over your iPhone 5 or 5s, but it includes an audio encryption engine that prevents hackers from gaining access to your phone's microphone.