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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...

Google blocked 2.36 million risky Android apps from Play Store in 2024
2025-01-30 20:57

Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users. [...]

Windows 11's Start menu is getting iPhone and Android integration
2025-01-29 16:54

Windows 11's Start menu is getting a big update with full-fledged Android and iPhone integration. [...]

Android's New Identity Check Feature Locks Device Settings Outside Trusted Locations
2025-01-24 07:20

Google has launched a new feature called Identity Check for supported Android devices that locks sensitive settings behind biometric authentication when outside of trusted locations. "When you...

New Android Identity Check locks settings outside trusted locations
2025-01-23 18:00

Google has announced a new Android "Identity Check" security feature that lock sensitive settings behind biometric authentication when outside a trusted location. [...]

DoNot Team Linked to New Tanzeem Android Malware Targeting Intelligence Collection
2025-01-20 14:53

The Threat actor known as DoNot Team has been linked to a new Android malware as part of highly targeted cyber attacks. The artifacts in question, named Tanzeem (meaning "organization" in Urdu)...

FireScam infostealer poses as Telegram Premium app to surveil Android devices
2025-01-06 16:31

Once installed, it helps itself to your data like it's a free buffet Android malware dubbed FireScam tricks people into thinking they are downloading a Telegram Premium application that stealthily...