How Secure is the Date on your Mobile?

[Ashley_Price]

Just seen a shocking report on the BBC News site about the sorts of data people store on their mobile phones, including:

Personal:
16% - Bank account details
24% - PIN numbers/passwords
11% - Social security/tax details
10% - Store credit card information



Business:
77% - Work-related names/addresses
30% - Use mobile as a work diary
17% - Work-related documents
23% - Customers' information


As you can see some of this could be used for identity theft if the phone is stolen or lost.

They are suggesting you make use of the security features available on your phone to cut down the risk that this can happen.

See the full article HERE

 

[Ashley_Price]

Sorry - I meant DATA!! (Perhaps a mod could change the subject line for me.)

 

[iboxsecurity]

its really shocking some of the things people do store on their phones! I store certain details on my phone but use encryption on those pieces of data at least!

 

[biomed86]

There's a few apps on the iPhone which allow you to store personal information that is password protected, but to be honest - i'm not sure i even trust those! Quite a high percentage of people storing PINs/credit car info on their phones...eek!

Thanks for the figures Ashley, interesting

 

[catherinewoods]

Unbelievable - some people are just asking for trouble.

Regarding PINs... is it that hard to merely remember them?!

 

[i234i]

Edits bank pin numbers from phone

 

[Idontbuy]

Its hard to understand some peoples logic.

My samsung phone allows me to browse peoples phone via bluetooth and take files from there phones great at pubs and airports.

Its like people who go on Limewire or other file sharing programs the default setting on limewire is share all files and folders in My Documents you wouldnt believe what information people are sharing with out there Knowledge.

I sometimes search Limewire for MY CV some intresting results believe me, if they are sharing bank info i do email people and you wouldnt believe some of the names i get called.LOL

IDB

 

[Ashley_Price]

My samsung phone allows me to browse peoples phone via bluetooth and take files from there phones great at pubs and airports.

ARRGGHHHH!! Never, ever, ever have Bluetooth switched on if you're not using it!!!

There's a series called "The Real Hustle" and a couple of years ago they showed a con that can be done with bluetooth-enabled phones. They had a palm-sized computer with bluetooth capability and a piece of software that scanned the local area for any bluetooth-enabled phones. If the software found one it grabbed the number and made that phone dial a premium rate number (which had been set up in advance by the presenters).

Because this happens silently (as people have their phones in their pocket) it can be a significant time before the owner realises their phone is dialling out. The presenters said in the space of a couple of hours the premium rate number had made them over £200 - with one call lasting 40 minutes before the owner obviously realised (or the phone lost the signal).