Security News

Lenovo Quietly Patches Massive Bug Impacting Its Android Tablets and Zuk, Vibe Phones
2017-10-17 13:00

Lenovo customers are being told to update their Android tablets and handsets to protect themselves against a handful of critical vulnerabilities impacting tens of millions of vulnerable Lenovo devices.

Android DoubleLocker ransomware encrypts data, changes device PIN
2017-10-16 15:51

A new piece of ransomware is targeting Android users. Dubbed DoubleLocker, it both encrypts users’ files and changes the device’s PIN. About DoubleLocker Lukáš Štefanko, the ESET researcher who...

Android Ransomware Abuses Accessibility Services
2017-10-16 13:32

A newly discovered ransomware family targeting Android devices is abusing the platform’s accessibility services, ESET warns. read more

New Ransomware Not Just Encrypts Your Android But Also Changes PIN Lock
2017-10-13 09:29

DoubleLocker—as the name suggests, it locks device twice. Security researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have discovered a new Android ransomware that not just encrypts users’ data, but also...

Android Trojan Infrastructure Serves Fake Adobe Flash Apps
2017-10-12 17:16

The recently discovered Red Alert 2 Android Trojan is using an infrastructure that serves fake Adobe Flash Android apps to unsuspecting users, RiskIQ has discovered. read more

Top blacklisted Android and iOS apps by enterprises
2017-10-04 16:30

Enterprises blacklist apps for a range of security concerns, including specific malicious or data leakage behaviors, security policy compliance and concerns about shadow data storage. Appthority...

Five Critical Android Bugs Get Patched in October Update
2017-10-03 20:42

Android receives three remote code execution patches for vulnerabilities rated critical as Google launches a new Pixel/Nexus Security Bulletin.

Google Patches Critical Android Flaws With October 2017 Updates
2017-10-03 12:39

Google this week released its October 2017 Android patches, which address a total of 14 vulnerabilities in the mobile platform, including five rated Critical severity. read more

Learn How to Use Your Android for Hacking and Penetration Testing
2017-09-27 05:51

Android is now the most used mobile operating system in the world—even Microsoft’s Founder Bill Gates has recently revealed that he is currently using an Android device. Mobile devices have become...

Android App Siphons Data on 200 Million Users
2017-09-26 19:33

A popular Android keyboard application with over 200 million downloads was found gathering user information sending the data a remote server, Adguard reveals. read more