Store Thefts and Device Trafficking on the Rise
With some handsets now costing over USD2,000, criminals are willing to use force to steal them.
Hacking Your Phone’s Touchscreen
Many phone screens have been replaced after the original was smashed. What if the new screen had already been compromised by criminals?
Smartphone Crowdsourcing Hints at Future of Regulation
British users installed apps which collect and send data to the regulator, creating a new form of performance monitoring.
Helpful Apps Become the Fraudster’s Traps
We can collect and share data to identify fraudsters but the same data can be used by fraudsters to target us.
How VoLTE and Smartphones Lead to Fraud
Many vulnerabilities derived from SS7 can be exploited by mobile malware in order to abuse VoLTE.
Police 3D Print Dead Man’s Finger to Unlock Phone
The ability to create a substitute finger shows why even biometric controls need to be supplemented by other lines of defense.
Smartphone ‘Kill Switch’ Is No Cure for Crime
When Apple introduced a “kill switch” that disabled stolen iPhones, there was a fall in crime in some cities, but not all.