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To start viewing messages, select the Forum button above and choose a section that interests you. Recent Blogs Posts Thieves allegedly install keyloggers to capture credit cards at Nordstrom by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 10-11-2013 at 10:14 PM (Mobile Hacks News) A trio of men may have installed keyloggers at a Nordstrom department store in Florida to skim credit card numbers, reports KrebsOnSecurity . According to a police report, the men plugged standard keyloggers into the backs of cash registers and returned to remove them some days later with the alleged intent to use the information to create fake credit cards. The keyloggers the thieves used imitate the look and design of PS/2 keyboard connectors, priced ... Tags: credit card fraud , florida , keyloggers , nordstrom , personal information , security , skimmer Categories devices 0 Comments Read More Rogers cellphone outage caused by software problem by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 10-11-2013 at 10:06 PM (Mobile Hacks News) Rogers Communications Inc, Canada's largest wireless phone company, said it restored all wireless voice services and some messaging capabilities after it experienced an outage across the country. Rogers Communications says a software problem was responsible for knocking out part of the company's wireless network for several hours on Wednesday evening. Chief technology officer Bob Berner said the problem affected network equipment and caused ... Tags: outage , rogers wireless , software issue , wireless Categories mobile 0 Comments Read More T-Mobile to offer free unlimited international data, texts by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 10-11-2013 at 09:57 PM (Mobile Hacks News) T-Mobile's latest shake-up puts international roaming rates in its sights, with the carrier eliminating fees for data and text messages entirely in more than 100 countries. It will also simplify the calling rates, charging a fixed rate of 20 cents per minute. New and existing T-Mobile customers who are on a post-paid plan are eligible for the new international plan, which kicks off on October 31. The company also introduced a $10 Stateside International ... Tags: free , international , landlines , t-mobile , text messages , unlimited Categories mobile 0 Comments Read More AT&T Study: We Should Kill Copper Since You're Not Using It by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 10-11-2013 at 09:44 PM (Mobile Hacks News) AT&T has been working hard to gut regulations governing traditional phone service so they can exit the landline (DSL & POTS) business in numerous areas and focus on the real money maker: wireless. To do this, they've been going state to state, promising locals a cornucopia of broadband upgrades -- if only locals agree to eliminate all pesky remaining regulations. Read more over at Ars Technica and DSLReports . Tags: at&t , att , broadband , dsl , pots , wireless Categories mobile 0 Comments ZTE Open smartphone with Firefox OS to be sold on eBay for $80 by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 09-12-2013 at 08:41 PM (Mobile Hacks News) The ZTE Open will be available for sale soon on eBay US and UK, just one month after commercial launch ZTE will exclusively offer the ZTE Open in Orange on eBay Targeted at the first time smartphone user, Firefox OS smartphones are the first devices powered completely by Web technologies. Users get the performance, personalization and price they want in a smartphone packaged in a beautiful, clean, intuitive and easy-to-use experience. ... Tags: ebay , firefox os , zte , zte open Categories devices , mobile , wifi 0 Comments Read More Google Play cracks down on scammers and spammers by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 08-26-2013 at 11:33 AM (Mobile Hacks News) Google Play has updated its content policy to tighten its rules around in-app advertising, in-app payments and misrepresentation. Google Play's relatively lax content policy has led to a few problems that can make the consumer experience very annoying: relentless pop-ups, bloated software, fake reviews to make an app seem better than it is and misleading app descriptions. Google has sent an email to third-party developers announcing changes ... Tags: google play , policy , security Categories devices , apps , mobile , andriod 0 Comments Read More Androrat - Malware for Android by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 08-23-2013 at 11:29 PM (Mobile Hacks News) The textual commentary is in French, but it's pretty self explanatory. Tags: android , androrat , demo , malware Categories devices , demo , mobile , andriod 0 Comments CyanogenMod announces secure phone locating, remote wiping service by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 08-23-2013 at 11:13 PM (Mobile Hacks News) The CyanogenMod team has announced a new service that allows users to locate their lost phones or securely wipe their device (including the contents of the SD card) in case it gets stolen. The service will be accessible via the (optional) CyanogenMod Account and, according to the project's head moderator, is better than other similar solutions. "This kind of service is something that should be a part of any mobile OS experience, and ... Tags: cyanogenmod , encryption , locate , securely wipe Categories devices , mobile , andriod 0 Comments Read More Nexus 7 2013 Receives Firmware Update by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 08-23-2013 at 08:10 AM (Mobile Hacks News) Google has managed to solve the multi-touch issue on the new Nexus 7.2 tablets, relegating it to the “Job Completed” segment through the introduction of the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update with build number JSS15Q that will include the multi-touch bug fix. This particular new update for the Nexus 7 is available via Over The Air (OTA), so you will just have to be patient if you have not yet received your fix. According to Paul Wilcox, a member of Google’s ... Tags: android , firmware , jellybean , multi-touch , nexus , nexus7 , nexus7.2 , update Categories devices , andriod 0 Comments Read More McDonald's Happy Table brings NFC fun for phones by Deception View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage View Articles , 08-23-2013 at 07:56 AM (Mobile Hacks News) Birthdays at McDonald’s will never be the same again. The fast food chain has launched tables equipped with NFC, that let kids and adults alike use their phones to play games on the su...