Security News

Google Locks Down Excessive Android App Permissions (Threatpost)
2015-05-28 20:07

Today at Google I/O, the company announced a new system for Android that it hopes will urge developers to seek fewer excessive permissions for mobile applications.

Hurt A Hipster Hacking Androids, Apples And Skateboards All Via Bluetooth Fails (Forbes)
2015-05-28 16:11

Serious Flaw in Apache Cordova Puts Android Apps at Risk (SecurityWeek)
2015-05-28 13:11

Our favorite Android smartwatch so far might be a lot cheaper than we thought (Yahoo Security)
2015-05-27 00:11

Android fans delight: Report claims two new Nexus phones coming this year (Yahoo Security)
2015-05-26 17:11

Android fans delight: Report confirms two new Nexus phones coming this year (Yahoo Security)
2015-05-26 17:11

Researchers track Android users by collecting accelerator readings (Help Net Security)
2015-05-26 14:38

A group of researchers from Nanjing University, China, have demonstrated that Android users' movements can be tracked by simply analyzing the data provided by the devices' accelerometers and orientati...

Android ransomware poses as FBI smut warning (The Register)
2015-05-26 13:11

Linux creator says Windows, OS X, iOS and Android are all malware (Yahoo Security)
2015-05-26 12:11

15,000 spam emails have hit the inboxes of Android users in recent days (Help Net Security)
2015-05-26 11:22

Thousands of Android users are at risk of having their mobile devices and private contents locked by a particularly ruthless ransomware that demands $500 to restore access. Users that try to independe...