Security News

Millions of Android and iOS users at risk from hardcoded creds in popular apps
2024-10-23 00:31

Azure Blob Storage, AWS, and Twilio keys all up for grabs An analysis of widely used mobile apps offered on Google Play and the Apple App Store has found hardcoded and unencrypted cloud service...

AWS, Azure auth keys found in Android and iOS apps used by millions
2024-10-22 20:19

Multiple popular mobile applications for iOS and Android come with hardcoded, unencrypted credentials for cloud services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, exposing...

What to do if your iPhone or Android smartphone gets stolen?
2024-10-18 04:00

A lost, stolen, or compromised smartphone today means we are in serious trouble. Most people have everything related to their personal and professional lives stored on their phones, a fact that...

Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data
2024-10-16 10:11

Android 15 brings enhanced security features to protect your sensitive health, financial, and personal data from theft and fraud. It also introduces productivity improvements for large-screen...

TrickMo Banking Trojan Can Now Capture Android PINs and Unlock Patterns
2024-10-15 15:47

New variants of an Android banking trojan called TrickMo have been found to harbor previously undocumented features to steal a device's unlock pattern or PIN. "This new addition enables the threat...

TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen
2024-10-14 17:34

Forty new variants of the TrickMo Android banking trojan have been identified in the wild, linked to 16 droppers and 22 distinct command and control (C2) infrastructures, with new features...

Google brings better bricking to Androids, to curtail crims
2024-10-08 02:59

Improved security features teased in May now appearing around the world Google has apparently started a global rollout of three features in Android designed to make life a lot harder for thieves...

Google Blocks Unsafe Android App Sideloading in India for Improved Fraud Protection
2024-10-07 09:15

Google has announced that it's piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and...

Verizon outage: iPhones, Android devices stuck in SOS mode
2024-09-30 15:58

A widespread Verizon outage is causing iPhones and Android devices to enter SOS mode, preventing them from making mobile calls unless they use WiFi calling. [...]

Fake WalletConnect app on Google Play steals Android users’ crypto
2024-09-26 13:11

A crypto draining app mimicking the legitimate 'WalletConnect' project has been distributed over Google Play for five months getting more than 10,000 downloads. [...]