Security News

Qualcomm pledges 8 years of security updates for Android kit using its chips (YMMV)
2025-02-26 18:57

Starting with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 'droid 15 It seems manufacturers are finally getting the message that people want to use their kit for longer without security issues, as Qualcomm has said...

OpenAI's GPT 4.5 spotted in Android beta, launch imminent
2025-02-26 12:39

OpenAI's newest model, GPT-4.5, is coming sooner than we expected. A new reference has been spotted on ChatGPT's Android app that points to a model called "GPT-4.5 research preview," but it looks...

SpyLend Android malware downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play
2025-02-21 18:45

An Android malware app called SpyLend has been downloaded over 100,000 times from Google Play, where it masqueraded as a financial tool but became a predatory loan app for those in India. [...]

Android's New Feature Blocks Fraudsters from Sideloading Apps During Calls
2025-02-15 10:26

Google is working on a new security feature for Android that blocks device owners from changing sensitive settings when a phone call is in progress. Specifically, the in-call anti-scammer...

Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification
2025-02-11 15:13

Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content. "Android provides many on-device protections that...

Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play
2025-02-05 11:09

A number of iOS and Android apps on Apple’s and Google’s official app stores contain a software development kit (SDK) that allows them to exfiltrate cryptowallets’ seed recovery phrases, Kaspersky...

Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation
2025-02-04 08:18

Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which...

Google Patches 47 Android Security Flaws, Including Actively Exploited CVE-2024-53104
2025-02-04 04:51

Google has shipped patches to address 47 security flaws in its Android operating system, including one it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is...

Google fixes Android kernel zero-day exploited in attacks
2025-02-03 20:10

The February 2025 Android security updates patch 48 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day kernel vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild. [...]

Google Bans 158,000 Malicious Android App Developer Accounts in 2024
2025-01-31 10:45

Google said it blocked over 2.36 million policy-violating Android apps from being published to the Google Play app marketplace in 2024 and banned more than 158,000 bad developer accounts that...