A security researcher showed ways to spy on a BlackBerry user during a presentation Wednesday, including listening to phone conversations, stealing contact lists, reading text messages, taking and viewing photos and figuring out the handset s location via GPS. Goontact lures users of illicit sites through Telegram and other secure messaging apps and steals their information for future fraudulent use. Noted Apple security expert Patrick Wardle discusses how cybercriminals are stepping up their game in targeting Apple users with new techniques and cyberattacks.
Source: https://threatpost.com/blackberry-other-smartphone-users-easy-spy-targets-100709/72304/