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Carrier IQ ‘may have’ collected text messages – ZDNet (blog)


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Carrier IQ 'may have' collected text messages
ZDNet (blog)
Earlier this month the tech world became aware of Carrier IQ – software installed onto millions of handsets designed to send usage and diagnostic data back to the carriers.
Carrier IQ: We've never provided info to the FBIWashington Post


While Carrier IQ denies, FBI on smartphone spiesRT
Carrier IQ admits to collecting text messagesZDNet UK
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U.S. Military Goes Online to Rebut Extremists’ Messages (New York Times)

New York Times:
U.S. Military Goes Online to Rebut Extremists’ Messages  —  MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The morning sun had barely cast its fresh light over Tampa Bay when Ardashir Safavi — born in Iran, a refugee to Turkey, educated in the mid-Atlantic states — was up and patrolling …

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Twitter Phishing Scam Uses Direct Messages to Lure Tweeters – msnbc.com

If someone said, “hey, check out this funny blog post, you’re mentioned in it,” there’s a good chance your curiosity might get the best of you. That’s the presumption behind a new phishing scam spreading through Twitter. Unlike other scams that spread via …
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Fake Facebook Security page sending out phishing messages – Help Net Security

Phishers have rolled out a new tactic to target Facebook users – they are misusing the name of legitimate Facebook Security page and sending out warnings about an imminent deactivation of the users’ account because of suspicious activity detected on it …
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