Anyone selling, donating, or recycling an old smartphone risks handing over years of personal data, from banking credentials to private photos, unless the device is wiped in a way that makes recovery ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, July 12, 2025: This story, originally published on ...

North Korean hackers have apparently used Google’s Find Hub to remotely track and wipe victims’ devices. A cybersecurity firm said the hackers initially compromised devices by sending malicious files ...

Anyone selling, donating, or recycling a smartphone in 2026 faces a simple but high-stakes question: is a factory reset enough to stop someone from pulling personal data off the old device? The answer ...