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Android ransomware difficulties

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2. I have somehow gotten some ransomware that is displaying device information, including my name and recent contacts' data. The ransomware starts basically right away, so I cannot open anything else. I can only access…
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Bluetooth/WiFi Identity tracking in public spaces - How to discover?

Your unique mobile device WiFi MAC addresses as well as your Bluetooth unique address can give away enough information to identify you and track your location in public spaces even if you don't establish a connection. There are various security…
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Do bluetooth accessories assure personal privacy?

I want to buy a pair of Bluetooth earbuds like these for use with my phone: https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Canceling-Headphones-Earphones/dp/B09P38XS9M?th=1 I want to know if devices like this potentially have the ability or have been…
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Is a USB dongle with an active 3/4G data SIM trackable?

Let's say I buy a second-hand USB dongle and put in a pre-paid and unregistered data SIM card. At the time of the purchase of both items, my face was covered, I paid cash and I live 500 miles from the purchase location. I stick the dongle into my…
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Can someone be tracked in real time 24/7?

I'm in a situation where I know the person behind this is doing it, but not sure how. It's been over a year and people seem to show up to places that I go to, places that I've told privately and places that I've gone out on a whim. I've heard…
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Can (the carrier of) a caller/callee see the position of the other ones mobile phone?

Someone came to me with the following request: He/She wants to drive somewhere without the employer knowing in his/her free time. If the employer will know about the drive, it will be bad for his/her career. The employer is a big customer of a big…
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Can a VPN server be traced through Tor?

I was wondering that if my data was intercepted by Tor by an exit node, would they be able to see which VPN server is being used to encrypt the data. I am asking because I planned on making an OpenVPN Server and using it with Tor
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Revealing IP of an email recipient using remote PHP script or pixel tracking

I read through the search items and similar threads but my query is rather specific. I know it's possible to reveal IP of an email recipient if we can get the person to click on an attached image or file and then using a remote PHP script running on…
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Can I get functions addresses from CaptureStackBackTrace?

I'm trying to hook some functions in a static linked executable and I have to get a pattern for the function in almost every new version of the program as the function is quite big so the compiler changes many of the bytes for every little change. I…
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When it is possible to locate/trace SMS sender?

I have read this question (which is closed) and already answered. Quoting the answer: There is no location transmitted within a normal SMS message (unless added by the author) so as the recipient of an SMS you won't normally be able to…
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Can Geolocation of an IP be guessed based on some pattern matching?

I was wondering about how some websites know the location of IP addresses we query them to resolve for it's location. Then I remembered the IANA assigns IP addresses to different Regional Internet Registrars (RIR) like AFRINIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC,…
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Cross-domain tracking techniques

I have read several articles about user tracking through web trackers (e.g. doubleclick) across domains. Many articles write about cookies, web storage, flash cookies, ETags or image caching techniques. After studying all the listed techniques, I…
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Tracking Cookie Security Risks?

Today I sat the 2017 Higher Computing exam paper. One of the questions was to name a security risk of tracking cookies. One mark. I just rambled a little about targeted advertising and monitoring visited pages in an attempt to get the mark, but I…
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How can I track whether a pdf was opened or not?

I'm working on some options for a social engineering assessment for a client. One of the things I'd like to do is email a bunch of people a pdf attachment (or put the pdf on removable media) and then track how many people actually opened the pdf.…
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How can I minimize the effects of data brokerage?

I wish to move away from big-name freemail and have set up an email account with a small provider that promises privacy. I have an account with an online merchant and changed the contact email from me@bigprovider.com to me@smallprovider.com. I…
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