Information on 46.2 million cellphone accounts was slurped from Malaysians telecoms providers. To put that in context, the population of Malaysia is 31.2 million; obviously, some people have more than one number.The stolen telco records include people’s mobile phone numbers, SIM card details, device serial numbers, and home addresses, all of which are useful to Read more about Virtually everyone in Malaysia pwned in telco, govt data hack spree[…]

Computer, smartphone and network hacking by UK intelligence agency GCHQ is legal, a security tribunal has said. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled on Friday that computer network exploitation (CNE) – which can include remotely activating microphones and cameras on electronic devices such as iPhones without the owner’s knowledge – is legal. The case, which was Read more about GCHQ hacking phones and computers is legal, says top UK court[…]