German academics said they had cracked two encryption systems used to protect satellite phone signals and that anyone with cheap computer equipment and radio could eavesdrop on calls over an entire ...

If you left your smartphone behind in a coffee shop or you were required to pack your tablet in your checked luggage, would your personal data be safely locked away? If you don't have your device ...

Advances in smartphone data encryption could lead to unsolved criminal cases, the director of the FBI has warned. James Comey said protecting user information in the name of privacy could impede law ...

How secure is your phone? That is a question that many people may be asking themselves as recent event put encryption and its role in our lives back in the spotlight. There are good reasons why ...

Apple and Google are boosting security on their mobile devices, but could the changes spell disaster for law enforcement investigations? On Thursday, FBI Director James Comey told reporters that he is ...

Today Apple released a Q&A about the location data that's stored on the iPhone. In the statement, the company says broadly that it does not track the iPhone's location, and that the data, which is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After having announced last year that new Android devices shipping with Lollipop would come with ...

Former President Donald Trump would-be assassin's locked phone is in FBI custody. Stand by for the next attack on encryption, privacy, and security. The manufacturer of the shooter's phone is unknown.

Detectives have developed a new tactic to beat criminals using mobile phone encryption - legally "mug" them. The tactic has emerged after Scotland Yard's cybercrime unit smashed a fake credit card ...