Security News

Google: 80% of Android Apps Encrypt Traffic by Default
2019-12-03 19:22

Google has shared some data on the adoption of Transport Layer Security (TLS) by Android applications and it seems that significant progress has been made over the past two years. read more

Android Ups the Mobile Security Ante with Default TLS Encryption
2019-12-03 18:00

More than 90 percent of Android apps running on the latest OS encrypt their traffic by default.

Critical Android Flaw Leads to ‘Permanent DoS’
2019-12-03 17:18

The December security update stomped out critical denial-of-service (DoS) and remote-code-execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in the Android operating system.

New Android bug targets banking apps on Google Play store
2019-12-03 14:51

Labeled "StrandHogg," the vulnerability discovered by the mobile security vendor Promon could give hackers access to users' photos, contacts, phone logs, and more.

‘StrandHogg’ Vulnerability Allows Malware to Pose as Legitimate Android Apps
2019-12-03 13:26

The flaw can allow hackers to take over typical device functions like sending messages and taking photos because users think malicious activity is a mobile app they use regularly.

Crooks are exploiting unpatched Android flaw to drain users’ bank accounts
2019-12-03 11:28

Hackers are actively exploiting StrandHogg, a newly revealed Android vulnerability, to steal users’ mobile banking credentials and empty their accounts, a Norwegian app security company has...

Unpatched Strandhogg Android Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild
2019-12-02 23:28

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new unpatched vulnerability in the Android operating system that dozens of malicious mobile apps are already exploiting in the wild to steal users'...

'StrandHogg' Vulnerability Exploited by Malicious Android Apps
2019-12-02 17:09

Norwegian app security company Promon on Monday disclosed the existence of a vulnerability that has been exploited by tens of malicious Android apps, and warned that hundreds of popular...

Fake Android apps uploaded to Play store by notorious Sandworm hackers
2019-12-02 11:23

The Russian ‘Sandworm’ hacking group has been caught repeatedly uploading fake and modified Android apps to Google’s Play Store.

New Unpatched Strandhogg Android Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild
2019-12-02 10:43

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new unpatched vulnerability in the Android operating system that dozens of malicious mobile apps are already exploiting in the wild to steal users'...