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Ever wonder how crooks get the credentials to unlock stolen phones?

Ultimately, criminals received the stolen and validated credentials through the iServer web interface, enabling them to unlock a phone, turn off “Lost mode,” and untie it from the owner’s account. To better camouflage the ruse, iServer often disguised phishing pages as belonging to cloud-based services.

Bleeping Computer · 2d

Police dismantles phone unlocking ring linked to 483,000 victims

A joint law enforcement operation has dismantled an international criminal network that used the iServer automated phishing-as-a-service platform to unlock the stolen or lost mobile phones of 483,000 victims worldwide.

Forbes · 1d

Police Bust iServer Hackers Who Unlocked 500,000 Stolen Phones

If you were ever intrigued by how criminals unlocked your smartphone after its theft, the iServer network was the answer in nearly half a million cases—until Europol stepped in.

PCMag on MSN · 1d

This Phishing Service Helped Criminals Break Into 1 Million+ Stolen Phones

Criminals used the iServer platform to unlock and fully take over stolen smartphones. But last week, police in several countries helped shut it down.

Google Pixel 9 hands-on review: An affordable, but super smart, phone

Thanks to the new Google Pixel 9 smartphone, just $799 buys you an incredibly powerful and versatile mobile device.

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It's time to say good-bye to cell phones in the classroom | R. Bruce Anderson

Much of their use in classrooms is for harmless but distracting social texting and music. But they can also be used for more ...

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Refurbished retailer Back Market now bundles phones with Visible by Verizon discounts

Back Market, a marketplace for refurbished devices, has partnered with Visible by Verizon for a special offer. Visible's ...

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When parents are on their phones a lot, here’s what happens to their kids

Parents who used screens more had children who used screens more, and this behavior could be hindering their kids’ language development, new research shows.

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Back Market lays out its plan to make refurbished phones go mainstream

Back Market held a press conference on Thursday morning in Paris to talk about upcoming product launches and give an update ...

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I used the Pixel 9 Pro XL and Galaxy S24 Ultra for a week — here's what you need to know

However, minor differences are magnified when phones are close in performance and price, and personal preferences tip the ...

Pager attacks in Lebanon, phones used for assassinations: When devices turned into deadly weapons

Several pagers belonging to Hezbollah officials blew up on Tuesday, killing nine and injuring over 2,500 people. This isn’t ...

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'I used HMD's Barbie phone to digitally detox – I learned a lot in just one week'

Digital detoxes sound nice, but are they trickier than they seem? When Social News reporter Danielle Kate Wroe tried it for ...

Here's one more reason to make your next phone purchase a refurb

A new collaboration means that those buying a refurbished phone on Back Market can save $60 on a Visible unlimited plan.

PCMag on MSN3d

Encrypted Phones Used by Mafia, Drug Traffickers Face Police Crackdown

Investigators say the Ghost platform, which operated on encrypted phones, was used to facilitate numerous crimes including ...

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