mobile security

New research uncovers nearly a dozen more flaws in the next generation of mobile network

The issue has angered users who think the company is exploiting the app to spy on them

Flaws in the most popular operating systems, however, are just as dangerous as third-party bugs

Researchers discover an attack vector that could once be only imagined in a "high-tech spy movie"

Vulnerability allows attackers to ‘completely break’ Bluetooth encryption

The apps circumvent Android permissions designed to keep personal data out of the hands of developers

The latest software update has seemingly exacerbated pre-existing issues with Nokia's biometric security

Samsung’s in-display fingerprint reader can be hacked ‘in 15 minutes’

'Fuzzing' tool used by researchers to find exploits ranging from spoof SMS messages to disconnecting victims from networks

Dozens of 'innocent' apps are being infected through the development supply chain

iPhone users can now protect their chats with Touch ID or Face ID

The flaw found affects 3G, 4G and 5G protocols and we won't see a fix until the end of the year

HMD research also finds the majority of large companies use outdated devices

The company wants to clean up Google Play, and that starts with getting rid of crypto-miners

The new software feature will by default protect against iPhone-hacking tool GrayKey

The Chinese firm goes all in on functionality with this Galaxy S9 Plus rival

Streams of invisible Unicode characters follow black dot emoji to overload iPhone CPU

The company removed almost 40 million malicious apps last year

The VPN app compresses data and offers tips to reduce data drain

And nearly three-quarters are vulnerable to both chip flaws, research suggests

A functional, no-frills phone with little to entice

Between 1 March 2013 and 28 February 2014, 183,523 laptops, tablets and phones were reported stolen.

Businesses have never had access to so many mobile devices – nor as many ways to lose sensitive data.

Going mobile brings a host of benefits, but you need to be careful with your data.