Security News

Red Alert 2.0: New Android Banking Trojan for Sale on Hacking Forums
2017-09-19 03:42

The Recent discoveries of dangerous variants of the Android banking Trojan families, including Faketoken, Svpeng, and BankBot, present a significant threat to online users who may have their login...

Yet Another Android Malware Infects Over 4.2 Million Google Play Store Users
2017-09-15 03:04

Even after so many efforts by Google, malicious apps somehow managed to fool its Play Store's anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. The same happened once again when...

Premium SMS Malware ‘ExpensiveWall’ Infects Millions of Android Devices
2017-09-14 18:49

Google has ejected 50 apps from its Google Play store that were harboring mobile malware dubbed ExpensiveWall.

"Toast" Vulnerability in Android Allowed for New Overlay Attacks
2017-09-11 12:31

One of the 81 vulnerabilities addressed in the September 2017 Android security bulletin was a High risk issue that could be exploited to launch a new type of overlay attacks, Palo Alto Networks...

Week in review: Equifax breach, Instagram hack, Android Toast Overlay attack
2017-09-11 01:05

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Patch your Android device to foil Toast Overlay attacks Overlay attacks are nothing new for Android users, and Palo...

Android Users Vulnerable to ‘High-Severity’ Overlay Attacks
2017-09-09 14:00

Android phones not running the latest Oreo OS are vulnerable to a high-severity “toast” overlay attack.

Patch your Android device to foil Toast Overlay attacks (Help Net Security)
2017-09-08 20:29

Overlay attacks are nothing new for Android users, and Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers have found yet another way for attackers to perpetrate them. An “overlay attack” allows an attacker’s...

Google Patches 81 Android Vulnerabilities With September 2017 Updates (Security Week)
2017-09-07 13:42

A total of 81 security vulnerabilities have been addressed in this month’s set of security patches for the Android platform. 13 of the flaws were rated Critical severity. The security bulletin has...

Tor Project Brings Security Slider Feature to Android App Orfox (Threatpost)
2017-09-06 21:05

Tor Project developers recently bolstered Orfox, a Tor Browser for Android devices, to help privacy-conscious mobile browsers better customize their security.

13 Critical Remote Code Execution Bugs Fixed in September Android Update (Threatpost)
2017-09-06 17:12

Google fixed 81 vulnerabilities, including 13 critical remote code execution bugs, in the September edition of its Android Security Bulletin on Tuesday.