Security News

Mysterious malware that re-installs itself infected over 45,000 Android Phones
2019-10-29 18:04

Over the past few months, hundreds of Android users have been complaining online of a new piece of mysterious malware that hides on the infected devices and can reportedly reinstall itself even...

New Variant of Gustuff Android Banking Trojan Emerges
2019-10-22 19:04

Recent Gustuff Android banking Trojan campaigns featured an updated malware version, Cisco Talos security researchers report. read more

Gustuff Android Banker Switches Up Technical Approach
2019-10-21 20:41

A host of new features have been added to the malware.

Some Android adware apps hide icons to make it hard to remove them
2019-10-18 11:31

SophosLabs has discovered 15 apps on Google Play that install without icons as a ploy to keep themselves on the user’s device.

Researcher Publishes PoC Exploit for Recent Android Zero-Day
2019-10-18 07:04

A security researcher has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the recently addressed Android zero-day vulnerability that impacts Pixel 2 devices. read more

Google slings websites into Chrome's solitary confinement on Android to thwart Spectre-style data snooping
2019-10-18 04:53

Ignore the overhead, enjoy Site Isolation – a defense against side-channel attacks Last year, Google deployed Site Isolation in desktop versions of its Chrome browser as a defense against CPU...

Chrome for Android Enables Site Isolation Security Feature for All Sites with Login
2019-10-17 18:04

After enabling 'Site Isolation' security feature in Chrome for desktops last year, Google has now finally introduced 'the extra line of defence' for Android smartphone users surfing the Internet...

Researcher releases PoC rooting app that exploits recent Android zero-day
2019-10-17 13:19

Late last month Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone detailed a zero-day Android privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2019-2215) and revealed that it is actively being exploited in...