Viber exploit lets attackers bypass Android lock screens, for now

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Viber exploit lets users bypass Android lock screens, a fix is on the way video" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/viber-android-exploit-1366899487.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">If you're an Android user who prefers Viber for VoIP and messaging, you may not want to leave your phone unattended in the near future. Bkav Internet Security has discovered an exploit that will bypass the lock screen on Android phones new and old (including the Nexus 4) as long as pop-up notifications are active. While the exact actions vary from phone to phone, all that's really needed is an incoming message or two, a handful of taps and the back button to reach the home screen. App users can disable the pop-ups as a short-term workaround, although they thankfully won't have to do that for long when Viber promises that a patch is on the way. There's only a small chance that a malicious attacker will both get their mitts on your phone and know that you've got Viber installed, but we'd advise against using statistical probability as a security measure.</div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tb4y_1cz8WY?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

Viber exploit lets attackers bypass Android lock screens, for now

If you're an Android user who prefers Viber for VoIP and messaging, you may not want to leave your phone unattended in the near future...

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O2's TU Go software spreads your phone number across multiple devices

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="O2's TU Go software spreads your phone number across multiple devices" data-src-height="355" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/tugo.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Between Skype, Google Voice, Viber and several smaller players, there are plenty of platform-agnostic services vying to put your voice through their IP (<i>get it?</i>), and now UK carrier O2 is introducing us to its twist on multi-device communication with TU Go. It's like a marriage of the traditional phone service with the idea of making calls on your laptop, or sending messages from your tablet. An evolution of parent company Telefonica's similar TU Me apps, the TU Go software spreads your phone number across up to five devices simultaneously. You can make and receive calls / texts and manage your voicemail from compatible kit with a cellular or data connection, with all activity aggregated into one "timeline." You can't hook your smartphone up to WiFi, or gab away on another device to avoid eating into your plan's allowance, though -- all usage is treated as if it originated from your phone. TU Go is now available to all O2 customers on a monthly contract, and if you want your whole house to ring at once, head to the link below to find apps for iOS, Android, and a beta for Windows 7 (note: it really is 7-specific, and won't run in Windows 8).</div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zaaUo-nn77c?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

O2's TU Go software spreads your phone number across multiple devices

  Between Skype, Google Voice, Viber and several smaller players, there are plenty of platform-agnostic services vying to put your voice thr...

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