Security News

Five-Year-Old Android Flaw Exposes SMS, Call History (Threatpost)
2016-05-05 12:00

A five-year-old privilege escalation vulnerability in Android disclosed today affects hundreds of different device models going back to Jelly Bean 4.3.

Malicious Chrome update actively targeting Android users (Help Net Security)
2016-05-03 16:41

A fake malicious Chrome update is being actively pushed onto Android users, saddling them with information-stealing malware that can be uninstalled only by restoring the device to factory settings...

Screen overlay Android malware is on the rise (Help Net Security)
2016-04-29 17:24

As predicted, the ability to lay screens over legitimate (e.g. banking) apps is becoming a crucial feature for the success of Android malware. The capability was first seen in the GM Bot malware,...