Security News

Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing
2019-09-11 10:16

The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users' most restrictive settings are.

Week in review: Supply chain security, Android flaw opens users to advanced SMS phishing
2019-09-08 15:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and podcasts: How to reduce the attack surface associated with medical devices As the number of connected medical devices...

Unpatched Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Impacts Android
2019-09-06 12:34

The Android operating system is affected by a zero-day privilege escalation bug residing in the V4L2 driver, Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) reveals. read more

Too bad, so sad, exploit devs: Google patches possibly several million dollars' worth of security flaws in Android
2019-09-05 23:43

Except one – a 'your phone is now my phone' bug reported months ago and still not fixed Google this week emitted the September edition of its monthly Android security updates – and has left at...

FunkyBot Malware Intercepts Android Texts, 2FA Codes
2019-09-05 21:05

The spyware poses as a legitimate application, spreading via SMS messages to victims' contact lists.

Android gets September update as price of flaws soars
2019-09-05 13:51

When is a security update not a security update? When it’s patching flaws in a version of an OS nobody beyond developers is yet running.

S2 Ep7: iPhone attack, Twitter hack and Android bots – Naked Security Podcast
2019-09-05 11:33

Episode 7 of the Naked Security podcast is available now!

Android Zero-Day Bug Opens Door to Privilege Escalation Attack, Researchers Warn
2019-09-04 21:24

The zero-day vulnerability could enable privilege escalation, and is not part of Google's Android September security update.

Android's September 2019 Patches Fix Nearly 50 Vulnerabilities
2019-09-04 17:58

Google this week released a new set of security patches for the Android platform, to address nearly 50 vulnerabilities in multiple components, including two critical flaws impacting the Media...

Vulnerability in Network Provisioning Affects Majority of All Android Phones
2019-09-04 17:44

An SMS phishing attack against many modern Android phones could route all internet traffic through a proxy controlled by the attacker. The problem lies in weak (sometimes non-existent)...