You are here

CB » Index » spyware

spyware

Subscribe to Tag
12 Comments

Prevent pocket dial eavesdropping with SecureMic for BlackBerry smartphones

Posted by Alicia Erlich on 17 Feb 2013 3:29 pm
One of the reasons why I keep my BlackBerry in a case (among many others) is because of the dreaded pocket dialing. You know that situtation, for some reason when your BlackBerry is in your bag, purse, or pocket and, unbeknownst to you, dials out to one of the many contacts on your list. The party on the other then happens to pick up and proceeds to listen to whatever conversation is currently...
New report claims FinFisher spyware can take over your BlackBerry but it's not quite that simple
23 Comments

New report claims FinFisher spyware can take over your BlackBerry but it's not quite that simple

Posted by Bla1ze on 29 Aug 2012 5:42 pm
A new report coming from the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs’ Citizen Lab and Bloomberg today claims FinFisher spyware made by U.K. based Gamma Group can take control of your BlackBerry as well as iPhone and even go far as to turn on a device’s microphone, track its location and monitor e-mails, text messages and voice calls. But like most things of this nature, it's not...