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Credit to Author: Jagadeesh Chandraiah| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:30:10 +0000
Fleeceware remains a problem on Google Play, where Android users still run the risk of being charged hundreds of dollars or euros for “subscriptions” to apps<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/LoJDdyoq4vs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Alexander Eremin| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:13:00 +0000
The ransomware app now uses infected devices to send SMS messages abroad on the victim’s dime.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000
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| A US-funded government assistance program is selling budget-friendly mobile phones that come pre-installed with unremovable malicious apps. Malwarebytes Labs investigates the malware’s origins. Categories: Tags: android malwareAndroid/Trojan.Dropper.Agent.UMXAndroid/Trojan.HiddenAdschinaMobilemobile malwarepre-installed mobile malwarepre-installed softwaretrojan |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Logan Strain| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:51:03 +0000
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| Mobile device sensors offer great utility to users—from taking pictures and commanding voice assistants to determining which direction to flip your screen. However, they harbor little-known vulnerabilities that could be exploited by crafty cybercriminals. Categories: Tags: accelerometerAndroidcameraGooglegyroscopeInternet of ThingsiOSIoTiPhonemicrophoneMobilemobile device sensorsmobile devicesmobile phonemobile phonesmobile securitymobile sensors |
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Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0800
Android security is always a hot topic on these here Nets of Inter — and almost always for the wrong reason.
As we’ve discussed ad nauseam over the years, most of the missives you read about this-or-that super-scary malware/virus/brain-eating-boogie-monster are overly sensationalized accounts tied to theoretical threats with practically zero chance of actually affecting you in the real world. If you look closely, in fact, you’ll start to notice that the vast majority of those stories stem from companies that — gasp! — make their money selling malware protection programs for Android phones. (Pure coincidence, right?)
Credit to Author: Sergey Golubev| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:54:09 +0000
Learn about Android device identifiers and how apps abuse them to make more money on ads.
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Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:52:52 +0000
Si crees que los nuevos teléfonos Android son inmunes a las vulnerabilidades de seguridad, vuelve a pensarlo: un nuevo análisis realizado por la empresa de seguridad Kryptowire descubrió 146 vulnerabilidades de nivel CVE en dispositivos de 29 fabricantes de smartphones. Sin estudiar el informe en detalle, no está claro cuántas vulnerabilidades son críticas, pero la […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/46_Q3_z1Isw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:21:00 -0800
I don’t know if you’ve read much news this week, but it seems the sky is falling and we’re all terribly doomed.
No, I’m not talking about that news — as usual, that’s another column for another publication — but rather the news that a security flaw in some Android camera apps could turn our phones into privacy-plundering spy portals and bring an end to human life as we know it.
I mean, have you seen some of these headlines?!
Holy hibiscus, Henry! Even I’m trembling from all of that, and I know it’s a bunch of misguided, sensationalized hooey.