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Google Brings Android to Internet of Things
2018-05-09 15:51

Less than a month after Microsoft announced an operating system read more

Google Releases Additional Meltdown Mitigations for Android
2018-05-09 11:52

As part of its May 2018 Android Security Bulletin, Google this week released additional mitigations for the Meltdown attack that impacts microprocessors from Intel, AMD, and other vendors. read more

Budget Android manufacturer Blu settles with FTC over privacy fiasco
2018-05-08 10:43

These are the phones that were calling home to Shanghai every 72 hours, with no opt-in or notice, to hand over a whole lot of PII.

Android P to improve users' network privacy
2018-05-08 02:15

Soon-to-be-staunched Linux network process folder bleeds info about smartmobe use The forthcoming Android P release will protect the operating system's network processes against snoops and nasties.…

In Android P, Google is fixing flaw that let apps secretly track users for years
2018-05-07 17:46

A flaw that allowed apps to monitor user network activity will be fixed, but not for all apps.

Android P to Block Apps From Monitoring Device Network Activity
2018-05-07 09:33

Do you know that any app you have installed on your Android phone can monitor the network activities—even without asking for any sensitive permission—to detect when other apps on your phone are...

New Rowhammer attack can be used to hack Android devices remotely
2018-05-04 15:22

Researchers from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam have demonstrated that it is possible to use a Rowhammer attack to remotely hack Android phones. What is a Rowhammer attack? “The Rowhammer attack...

GLitch: New 'Rowhammer' Attack Can Remotely Hijack Android Phones
2018-05-04 07:48

For the very first time, security researchers have discovered an effective way to exploit a four-year-old hacking technique called Rowhammer to hijack an Android phone remotely. Dubbed GLitch, the...

Android Phones Vulnerable to Remote Rowhammer Attack via GPU
2018-05-03 15:03

A team of researchers has shown how malicious actors could leverage graphics processing units (GPUs) to launch Rowhammer attacks remotely against Android smartphones. read more

Safe Browsing Now On by Default on Android
2018-04-25 01:23

Google is taking another step to protect Android users when browsing the Internet by making Safe Browsing in WebView set by default. read more