Security News

Unpatched Android OS Flaw Allows Adversaries to Track User Location
2018-11-13 17:03

The vulnerability is one of many with the same root cause: Cross-process information leakage.

Google Introduces Security Transparency Report for Android
2018-11-12 13:28

Google last week added a quarterly Android Ecosystem Security Transparency Report to its Transparency Report site.  read more

New Android API Lets Developers Push Updates Within their Apps
2018-11-08 15:33

You might have read somewhere online today that Google is granting Android app developers powers to forcefully install app updates…but it is not true. Instead, the tech giant is providing a new...

Google Removes Vulnerable Library from Android
2018-11-07 10:59

Google this week released the November 2018 set of security patches for its Android platform, which address tens of Critical and High severity vulnerabilities in the operating system.  read more

Android November update fixes flaws galore
2018-11-06 21:46

Android's November security bulletin is here and there’s more to patch, and more urgency about applying them.

Android gets security overhaul with November patch bundle – if your mobe maker is kind enough to let you have it
2018-11-06 00:21

And Apple fixes Watch-killing security patch of its own Google has pushed out the November edition of its monthly Android security updates, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches...

Shellbot Botnet Targets Linux, Android Devices
2018-11-05 21:00

An IRC bot built using Pearl is targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Linux servers, but can also affect Windows systems and Android devices, Trend Micro warns. read more

'TimpDoor' Malware Turns Android Devices into Proxies
2018-10-25 14:19

A newly discovered piece of Android malware creates a Socks proxy on infected devices, potentially allowing access to internal networks, McAfee reports. read more

Android Ad-Fraud Scheme
2018-10-25 11:49

BuzzFeed is reporting on a scheme where fraudsters buy legitimate Android apps, track users' behavior in order to mimic it in a way that evades bot detectors, and then uses bots to perpetuate an...

Google Makes 2 Years of Android Security Updates Mandatory for Device Makers
2018-10-25 10:03

When it comes to security updates, Android is a real mess. Even after Google timely rolls out security patches for its Android platform, a major part of the Android ecosystem remains exposed to...