Security News

Android ransomware gets new, professional look thanks to Google’s Material Design (Help Net Security)
2015-10-13 09:58

Ransomware authors are stepping up their game: they have begun using Google's Material Design language to create extremely convincing notices/ransom requests that will likely induce many users to pay ...

Oi, Google! Your AdMob is letting smut-slingers drop malvertising into Android apps! (The Register)
2015-10-13 01:28

Week in review: The price of the Internet of Things, YiSpecter hits non-jailbroken iOS devices, and the most secure Android smartphones (Help Net Security)
2015-10-12 05:18

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: The price of the Internet of Things will be a vague dread of a malicious world Volkswagen didn’t make a faulty car: ...

Mercury Browser for Android RCE Redux (Reddit)
2015-10-11 21:28

Google's Inability To Force Software Updates Threatens Android (Forbes)
2015-10-10 14:28

Which Android smartphones are most secure? (Help Net Security)
2015-10-09 11:18

87% of Android devices are vulnerable to attack by malicious apps and messages, a group of researchers from Cambridge University in England has revealed. For years now, they have been urging Androi...

Fake Android apps bypass Google Play store security (Help Net Security)
2015-10-09 06:59

ESET unveiled fake apps available at the official Google app store. Posing as popular game cheats, such as Cheats for Pou, Guide for SubWay and Cheats for SubWay, these fake apps were installed more t...

Android Auto isn't slurping Porsche engine data, says Google but questions remain (The Register)
2015-10-08 07:37

Android adware wields potent root exploits to gain permanent foothold (ArsTechnica)
2015-10-07 20:23

Ad-slinging rootkit nasty permanently drills into Android mobes, tabs (The Register)
2015-10-07 20:23