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Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:00:23 +0000
A persistent attack against Android devices is on the rise and gaining traction with the criminals who do this sort of thing<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/zu19kgWwZIw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreCredit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:00:37 +0000
Antivirus for Android is a must. Here’s how to choose the best antivirus app, either paid or free, for your Android phone.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:52:20 +0000
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| A roundup of security news from February 18–24 covering our most recent blogs and happenings in the world of infosec, including ATM hacking, Facebook location settings, spear phishing, and more. Categories: Tags: AndroidatmbabysharkexploitfacebookwinRAR |
The post A week in security (February 18 – 24) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:36:33 +0000
Seis años después de su nacimiento, parece que el ID de publicidad para Android (AAID) puede que ya no sea la efectiva herramienta de privacidad que Google decía. Un nuevo estudio de AppCensus ha encontrado 18.000 apps en Play Store, muchas de ellas con millones de instalaciones, que parecen estar eludiendo el sistema AAID, recopilando […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/IcRUz8e4tmk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:27:45 +0000
Un trío de bugs causados por inconsistencias de programación pueden haber abierto Android 7,8 y 9 ante ataques remotos con ficheros de imagen comprometidos. Según Google, estos problemas pueden permitir que un atacante remoto, utilizando un fichero PNG específicamente creado, ejecute código dentro de un proceso privilegiado. Si quieres conocer los números de estas vulnerabilidades, […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/5tRq-PQ0dio” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0800
It’s not exactly news that Android upgrades almost always take a lo-o-o-o-o-ng time to roll out to most users. As in months. Often, many months. Sometimes more than a year.
Sometimes never.
(There is an exception: Google delivers new versions of Android to its Pixel line right away, and did just that with the release of Android 9.0 (Pie) last fall.)
It’s now been six months since Pie arrived, which means it’s time for Computerworld blogger JR Raphael’s comprehensive look at how device-makers are doing when it comes to upgrades.
Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 08:44:50 +0000
We look at some headaches for Google and Facebook, a “hacked” Nest sending out an ICBM warning, the Girl Scouts covering cybersecurity, and more.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:03:05 +0000
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| Whoever invented browser push notifications must have been able to guess they would be abused for advertising. This post explains what they are and how to disable them. Categories: Tags: Androidapiappsbrowser alertchromeChrome ExtensionEdgeEdge browserfirefoxmacnotificationsoperaopera browserpushsafariSafari browserwebwindows |
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