Security News

Android's January 2020 Update Patches 40 Vulnerabilities
2020-01-07 14:41

Google on Monday published the first Android security bulletin for 2020, with patches for 40 vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw in the Media framework. The Android Security Bulletin for January 2020 was split into two parts: the first addresses 7 vulnerabilities in Framework, Media framework, and System, while the second includes fixes for 33 security flaws in Kernel, Qualcomm, and Qualcomm closed-source components.

3 Google Play Store Apps Exploit Android Zero-Day Used by NSO Group
2020-01-07 08:41

Watch out! If you have any of the below-mentioned file managers and photography apps installed on your Android phone-even if downloaded from the official Google Store store⁠-you have been hacked and being tracked. These newly detected malicious Android apps are Camero, FileCrypt, and callCam that are believed to be linked to Sidewinder APT, a sophisticated hacking group specialized in cyber espionage attacks.

Here we go again: Software nasties slip into Google Play, exploit make-me-root Android flaw for maximum pwnage
2020-01-07 06:53

At least three malicious apps with device-hijacking exploits have made it onto the Google Play Store in recent weeks. The malicious apps were Camero, FileCrypt, and callCam, so check if you still have them installed.

App Found in Google Play Exploits Recent Android Zero-Day
2020-01-07 05:29

A malicious application in the Google Play store targeted a recently patched zero-day vulnerability that affects multiple Android devices, including Google's Pixel phones. Tracked as CVE-2019-2215, the vulnerability was disclosed as a zero-day in October by Google Project Zero security researcher Maddie Stone.

Twitter Fixes Bug that Enabled Takeover of Android App Accounts
2019-12-23 19:29

Twitter for Android users are urged to update their app to fend off a security bug that allows hackers to access private account data and control accounts to send tweets and direct messages.

Chrome 79 patched after Android WebView app chaos
2019-12-19 12:01

Google has rushed out a fix for a bug in the Android version of Chrome that left some app users unable to access accounts or retrieve stored data.

Where's our data, Google? Chrome 79 update 'a catastrophe' for Android users with WebView apps
2019-12-16 14:15

'Unfortunately local storage was missed off the list of files migrated' A change to the location of profile data in Chrome 79 on Android, the new version rolling out now, means that applications...

Tricky VPN-busting bug lurks in iOS, Android, Linux distros, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, say university eggheads
2019-12-06 05:01

OpenVPN, WireGuard, IKEv2/IPSec also vulnerable to unmasking flaw, we're told A bug in the way Unix-flavored systems handle TCP connections could put VPN users at risk of having their encrypted...

Critical DoS messaging flaw fixed in December Android update
2019-12-05 16:25

Android’s December 2019 updates arrived this week, patching a small list of system and Qualcomm flaws across the operating system’s two patch levels.

Google Patches Critical DoS Flaw in Android 10
2019-12-04 15:48

One of the vulnerabilities Google addressed in Android with the December 2019 set of monthly patches is a critical vulnerability that could result in a permanent denial of service. read more