Hackers could use ‘The Internet of Things’ to turn everyday devices into paths of attack

Connecting devices to the Internet will ultimately create a number of new and unexpected attack vectors. Lookout Mobile's chief technology officer set out to hack all the things.

Secretly take a photo of the snoop trying to access your Android with Lookout

Lookout Mobile released a new feature today, which lets you take a picture of anyone who tries -- and fails -- to put in your Android password three times.

Funding Daily: Hakuna Matata

Life in the tech scene is a lot like life on the Africa savanna. Read more to find out which 15 companies drank from investor watering holes today.

Orange gives Lookout Mobile a French kiss (of investment)

You're going to find Lookout Mobile on more phones in Europe. The company announced a partnership with French telecommunications company Orange, which will start preloading the software onto its Android phones starting in 2013.

Symantec’s new Norton Mobile Security gets in line with competitors

Symantec is catching up to competitors today, with the latest version of its Norton Mobile Security offering. The new version lets you backup your contacts and puts a strong focus on a web dashboard where you can manage your devices.

Lookout Mobile lets iPhone and iPad users locate their phones even if the battery’s dead

If you have Lookout Mobile on your iPhone or iPad -- a security app that, among other things, helps you locate your device when it's lost -- you can now find your phone even if the battery's dead through a feature called Signal Flare.

T-Mobile Android phones to come with Lookout Mobile pre-installed

T-Mobile says it will start shipping Android phones preloaded with an app-scanning program by Lookout Mobile. The app is called Automatic App Security, and it marks a big partnership for the mobile security company.

Phone lost, battery dead? Lookout Mobile knows when and where it died

Security company Lookout Mobile prides itself on being able protect, find, and educate you about your own phone. The company redesigned its entire app, with a special feature it hopes will help you find your phone even after the battery is dead.

Toll fraud: Lurking thieves steal money through your texts

Toll fraud -- no, it's not driving through the E-Z pass lane when you pay cash. It's a growing threat to your smartphone, one of the biggest of the year, according to a recent study by security company Lookout Mobile.

Nearly 40 percent of you check your phone on the potty

Growing up, “no phones at the dinner table” was only starting to be a thing. Now, as Lookout Mobile points out in its latest study, we can hardly keep phones out of any place, including church, the bathroom, the bed, …

Watch out, Android users: Some web sites are auto-downloading malware to your phone

Lookout Mobile has detected websites aimed at mobile devices to distribute malware.

This type of attack — or drive-by download — happens on a website infected with malware. When a user loads the site, it automatically triggers a malware download. …

Lookout Mobile hooks up with Deutsche Telekom to protect European phones

Europe mobile phones are getting a boost of safety today, as mobile security company Lookout Mobile partners with Deutsche Telekom to armor all mobile phones under the carrier with mobile malware protection.

Lookout Mobile refers to itself as a “device …

Lost phones will cost consumers $30B in 2012, and other facts about our butterfingers

Lost smartphones may cost consumers $30 billion this year if those phones are not recovered, says mobile security software company Lookout Mobile.

Remember that time a prototype iPhone 4 was “lost” in a bar? Well, it certainly didn’t stop Apple …

“Malicious” Android apps are just aggresive advertising, says Lookout Mobile

Last week Symantec reported 13 potentially malware-carrying Android applications, that it said may make up a family of botnets. Mobile security firm Lookout Mobile, however, is now saying the apps are just an advertising network.

“We disagree with the assessment …

Symantec may have identified a botnet string of Android apps

Symantec claims to have found a string of “malicious” applications in the Android app store that resemble botnets.

According to a blog post by the company, these applications are pushing out a type of malware called Android.Counterclank, which is said …

Lookout releases app that shows mobile threats as they happen

Mobile security company Lookout Mobile released a new app today to show just how many mobile threats exist.

The app, called Mobile Threat Tracker, opens up to a view of the earth, shadowed like nighttime. A glow across the globe …

Google removes 22 Android apps due to RuFraud mobile attack

Google has removed 22 applications from its Android marketplace in the past week due to RuFraud, a new mobile threat aimed at European users that charges users for text messages.

Lookout Mobile, a security firm focused on smartphones, alerted Google …