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Google's August Android Security Bulletin featured patches for nearly a dozen remote code execution bugs impacting Google's Pixel and Nexus handsets.

Amazon said it will halt sale of popular low-cost Android phones made by Blu Products because of reports software on the phone is collecting and sharing user data without owner consent.

The authors behind the Android banking malware family Svpeng have added a keylogger to a recent strain, giving attackers yet another way to steal sensitive data.

Several low-cost Android device models were recently found to feature the Triada Trojan built into their firmware, Dr. Web security researchers say. read more

Google’s top Android engineer describes how the attack surface is shrinking on the mobile operating system.

Security researchers at Google have discovered a new family of deceptive Android spyware that can steal a whole lot of information on users, including text messages, emails, voice calls, photos,...

Spyware called Adups found on millions of low-end phones is still collecting personal identifiable information of users despite public outcry.

After introducing the product at the Google I/O conference in May, Google has now made its Play Protect security services available to all Android users. read more

Bad news for Android users — Source code of for one of the oldest mobile and popular Android ransomware families has been leaked online, making it available for cyber criminals who can use it to...

There is no shortage of Android malware, but it’s not often that one encounters an Android threat that can do as much as the GhostCtrl backdoor. According to Trend Micro researchers, the threat...