Security researchers with the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) are warning that Google has failed to include a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in the collection of security patches it …
Android’s September 2019 Patches Fix Nearly 50 Vulnerabilities
As part of its monthly roll out of patches for the Android platform, Google this week released fixes for 50 security flaws, including two critical flaws that could enable attackers to remotely execute …
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Russian police take down malware gang that infected 800,000+ Android smartphones
Russian authorities have taken down a cyber crime group thought to be behind a number of malware campaigns that have targeted over 800,000 Android devices since 2015. With assistance from Group-IB, …
Trojan Dropper Malware Found in Android App With 100M Downloads
A popular Android app with over 100 million installs from the Google Play Store recently began serving users a Trojan dropper than can install other malware on affected devices, security researchers …
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Open-source spyware bypasses Google Play defenses — twice
Threat actors managed to upload a spyware-serving radio app to the Google Play Store twice within two weeks, ESET discovered. The app was called Radio Balouch and while it actually worked as …
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8 million Android users tricked into downloading 85 adware apps from Google Play
Once again, researchers have uncovered a major adware scheme on the Google Play Store. According to Trend Micro, threat actors managed to upload 85 malicious apps to the official Android app store. …
Android malware that comes preinstalled is a massive threat
Security researchers with Google are warning that Android devices, especially those in the budget category, can come with preinstalled malware. In fact, out-of-the-box malware has already been …
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Huawei just announced HarmonyOS, its answer to Android
Huawei has officially announced its new operating system, called Harmony OS. Earlier this year, after the United States government extended its ban on Huawei products to the private sector over …
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Android Alert: Users Urged To Patch Critical Flaw In Qualcomm Snapdragon Chips, Millions At Risk
Security researchers at Chinese Internet giant Tencent have discovered a series of critical security flaws affecting recent Qualcomm chips including the Snapdragon 835 and 845 that are used in highly …
Android Ransomware Spreads Via ‘Sex Simulation Game’ Links on Reddit, SMS
ESET researchers have detected a new Andoid ransomware campaign that spreads via links posted on online forums including the popular social media platform Reddit, as well as via SMS messages. The …
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