Security News

Android Sypware Still Collects PII Despite Outcry (Threatpost)
2017-07-27 00:57

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

Google Rolls-Out Play Protect Services for Android (Security Week)
2017-07-24 13:31

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

Source Code For SLocker Android Ransomware That Mimics WannaCry Leaked Online (The Hackers News)
2017-07-24 05:33

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...

Android backdoor GhostCtrl can do many unusual things (Help Net Security)
2017-07-17 20:46

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...

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.