Security News

Google Patches Six Critical Mediaserver Bugs in Android (Threatpost)
2017-05-02 16:40

Google pushed out its monthly Android patches Monday, addressing 17 critical vulnerabilities, six of which are tied to the Android Mediaserver component and four addressing problems with Qualcomm chipsets.

Beware! New Android Malware Infected 2 Million Google Play Store Users (The Hackers News)
2017-04-26 02:42

Initially thought to be 600,000 users, the number of Android users who have mistakenly downloaded and installed malware on their devices straight from Google Play Store has reached 2 Million. Yes,...

SMSVova Spyware Hiding in ‘System Update’ App Ejected From Google Play Store (Threatpost)
2017-04-22 12:00

An Android app that falsely claimed to be a tool for keeping smartphones up-to-date with the latest version of the OS was found surreptitiously tracking the physical location of it users using...