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LG and Motorola the latest to promise Stagefright-busting patches

The Stagefright bug – which allows Android devices to be compromised by nothing more than a video MMS message – seems to have jolted the major manufacturers into action as far as security updates and patches are concerned. Earlier this week Google and both Samsung promised to push out security patches on a monthly basis. That’s something you’d expect from Google, as Nexus devices already get first priority with Android

LG and Motorola the latest to promise Stagefright-busting patches

The Stagefright bug – which allows Android devices to be compromised by nothing more than a video MMS message – seems to have jolted the major manufacturers into action as far as security updates and patches are concerned. Earlier this week Google and both Samsung promised to push out security patches on a monthly basis. That’s something you’d expect from Google, as Nexus devices already get first priority with Android

LG and Motorola the latest to promise Stagefright-busting patches

The Stagefright bug – which allows Android devices to be compromised by nothing more than a video MMS message – seems to have jolted the major manufacturers into action as far as security updates and patches are concerned. Earlier this week Google and both Samsung promised to push out security patches on a monthly basis. That’s something you’d expect from Google, as Nexus devices already get first priority with Android

Carphone Warehouse database hacked, up to 2.4m affected

Another week, another major hacking attack – this time around it’s Carphone Warehouse that’s been hit, with information on up to 2.4 million customers potentially at risk and data for some 90,000 credit cards exposed too. Owner Dixons Carphone says the “vast majority” of customers are unaffected, but if you’ve done business with OneStopPhoneShop.com, e2save.com, Mobiles.co.uk, TalkTalk Mobile, Talk Mobile or Carphone Warehouse then you might be involved. “We are,

Carphone Warehouse database hacked, up to 2.4m affected

Another week, another major hacking attack – this time around it’s Carphone Warehouse that’s been hit, with information on up to 2.4 million customers potentially at risk and data for some 90,000 credit cards exposed too. Owner Dixons Carphone says the “vast majority” of customers are unaffected, but if you’ve done business with OneStopPhoneShop.com, e2save.com, Mobiles.co.uk, TalkTalk Mobile, Talk Mobile or Carphone Warehouse then you might be involved. “We are,

Carphone Warehouse database hacked, up to 2.4m affected

Another week, another major hacking attack – this time around it’s Carphone Warehouse that’s been hit, with information on up to 2.4 million customers potentially at risk and data for some 90,000 credit cards exposed too. Owner Dixons Carphone says the “vast majority” of customers are unaffected, but if you’ve done business with OneStopPhoneShop.com, e2save.com, Mobiles.co.uk, TalkTalk Mobile, Talk Mobile or Carphone Warehouse then you might be involved. “We are,

8 of the best free VPN services

Introduction David Cameron’s landslide victory in this year’s General Election means that the controversial Snooper’s Charter is very much back on the menu in the UK, and the prospect of the government spying on online communications has many citizens understandably worried. There are plenty of ways to try to circumvent any government snooping on you and your family’s data, though, and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are among the most affordable