Application vulnerability specialist, Fortify Software, has warned companies using VoIP private branch exchange (PBX) software that they are vulnerable to hacker attacks. The complex program code used in Internet telephony software makes it an easy target for hackers, said Fortify. Fortify’s warning comes days after the FBI told users of Asterisk VOIP PBX software to upgrade to

A unit of LG Electronics, the South Korean-based multinational giant with a major wireless handset business, and other Asian manufacturers agreed to pay $585 million in fines and plead guilty in connection with the Department of Justice and FBI’s...

If you have nothing to hide... The American Civil Liberties Union has revealed that the FBI no longer feels the need for judicial or operator oversight when deploying base station-faking technology to detect mobile phones.…

Creating a ‘Facebook for spies’ One might expect James Bond’s MySpace page to list shaken martinis, Walther PPKs, and Aston Martins among his interests. While that scenario is a bit far-fetched, agents for the CIA, FBI, and National Security Agency are testing a social-networking site designed for use by analysts within the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies,

When I read about this site on WapReview I had to mention it. Mike created a free site using MobileSiteGalore which lists the FBI Most Wanted Fugitives. This is the same list they have published around the country. The developer also added the most wanted terrorist, missing children, murders, and quite a few others. Very

Samsung's P960 handset has a built-in DVR, while Lenovo's P960 includes a fingerprint scanner. Pointless trivia aside, the latter is also Lenovo's first commercial mobile phone to incorporate fingerprint biometrics. Atrua Technologies has provided a fingerprint scanner that resides on the handset's edge in order to provide additional security for folks (read: cheaters, FBI agen...

Find evildoers on your phone with this clever mobile web interface into the FBI's 10 Most Wanter List.

According to a report this weekend the Houston Zoo switchboard has been jammed with thousands of calls per day after a text message prankster launched a mystery campaign. Zoo managers have been forced to call in the FBI after their main switchboard was jammed with people calling asking to speak to "Mr G Raff" and a

We just picked this up from BlackBerry Cool today, however, last week Verizon announced a worldwide deployment of 19,500 BlackBerrys to 56 or so Bureau field offices. The new devices will allow agents to access the Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) Mobility Program for the first time from handheld devices. In addition to providing the devices

20,000 BlackBerry 8830s shipped out to FBI agents around the world, giving agents access to critical info anywhere. Neat.