Apple sued over iPad and iPhone app 'data leaks'

Apple sued over iPad and iPhone app 'data leaks'
The BBC article doesn't mention it, but it would be helpful to know what personal data is being captured by web-based companies etc. In the wrong hands captured personal data for MSISDN could be used, by pinging from the internet, to cache polled MSISDNs for their IMSIs etc.  The equipment is out there to do it and has been for many years.

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Cellphone Examination and Myths

Cellphone Examination and Myths.There are still, surprisingly, many who still promulgate myths by unwittingly conducting examinations in a particular way or use a product/device for cellphone examination to combat a particular perceived problem..I am launching this discussion thread, which will be updated from time to time, to identify cellphone examination myths. In doing so, it is not aimed at

Undercover Officer Down, how might SIM Access Control Class help? Part 1

PART 1: Undercover Officer Down, how might SIM Access Control Class help?.The following is a scenario created to help examiners and experts know more about how to determine what data in SIM/USIM elementary files can mean and to appreciate what is required to be understood before examining SIM/USIM and giving evidence. Computer forensics has made a significant contribution to data recovery that

Exploding Cell Phone Battery

Exploding Cell Phone Battery.A reminder for examiners to take care when examining mobile phones that require recharging the battery before examining the device. The horror story of a man's who had his neck artery burst by the exploding mobile phone in his breast pocket and died. Prior to putting it in his pocket the man had recharged the battery. Production line (bang it on, bang it out) mobile

Nokia 6233 Clock

Nokia 6233 Clock I have mentioned Vinny Parmar's name on this webblog previously. Vinny has just sent to me an email setting out a quirk that he has noted with the Nokia 6233 Clock. .Vinny Parmar, Lead Forensic Examiner:"Basically I was working on a Nokia 6233. I used XRY and Oxygen Phone Manager (OPM) to read the data. No issues with the content as far as the text was concerned. XRY, as always

Mobile Calls on Aeroplanes

Mobile Calls on Aeroplanes .Back in November 2006 I wrote here at trewmte.blogspot a brief piece regarding "Switch On, Update, Lose Evidence":.http://trewmte.blogspot.com/2006/11/switch-on-update-lose-evidence.html.The discussion thread related to the same but more indepth discussion in "Switch On, Update, Lose Evidence" that could be found in MTE (Mobile Telephone Evidence) Newsletter - copy of