Security News

OmniRAT-Based Android Backdoor Emerges (Security Week)
2017-07-17 15:28

A newly discovered Android backdoor appears to be based on the OmniRAT remote administration tool (RAT) that targets Android, Windows, Linux and MacOS devices, Trend Micro security researchers...

'HighRise' Android Malware Used by CIA to Intercept SMS Messages (Security Week)
2017-07-13 14:28

WikiLeaks on Thursday published a user guide describing what appears to be a tool used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to intercept SMS messages on Android mobile devices. read more

Google Silently Adds 'Panic Detection Mode" to Android 7.1 – How It's Useful (The Hackers News)
2017-07-11 01:23

How often do you click the 'back' or the ‘Home’ button on your mobile device to exit an application immediately? I believe, several times in a single day because a large number of apps do not have...

SpyDealer Malware Steals Private Data From Popular Android Apps (Security Week)
2017-07-08 17:54

A recently discovered Android Trojan can exfiltrate private data from more than 40 applications, Palo Alto Networks security researchers have discovered. read more

Millions of Android Devices Using Broadcom Wi-Fi Chip Can Be Hacked Remotely (The Hackers News)
2017-07-07 00:29

Google has released its latest monthly security update for Android devices, including a serious bug in some Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets that affects millions of Android devices, as well as some iPhone...

CopyCat Malware Infected 14M Android Devices, Rooted 8M, in 2016 (Threatpost)
2017-07-06 17:49

Over the course of two months last year the Copycat malware infected 14 million Android devices and rooted more than half of them, roughly eight million devices.

Google Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Android (Security Week)
2017-07-06 12:37

Google on Wednesday announced that a total of 138 vulnerabilities were addressed in the Android platform with the release of this month’s set of security patches. read more

Android Ransomware Mimics WannaCry (Security Week)
2017-07-06 11:28

Android file-encrypting ransomware SLocker was recently observed using an interface similar to that of the WannaCry malware that hit Windows systems worldwide last month, TrendMicro security...

CopyCat Rooting Malware Hijacks 14 Million Android Devices (The Hackers News)
2017-07-06 09:17

A newly uncovered malware strain has already infected more than 14 Million Android devices around the world, earning its operators approximately $1.5 Million in fake ad revenues in just two...

Mozilla ports privacy-focused browser Firefox Focus to Android (Help Net Security)
2017-06-21 16:28

Less than a year since the release of Firefox Focus for iOS, Mozilla has ported the privacy-focused browser to Android. What is Firefox Focus? Firefox Focus is a simplified browser app that makes...