Security News

GLitch: New 'Rowhammer' Attack Can Remotely Hijack Android Phones
2018-05-04 07:48

For the very first time, security researchers have discovered an effective way to exploit a four-year-old hacking technique called Rowhammer to hijack an Android phone remotely. Dubbed GLitch, the...

Phone Maker BLU Settles with FTC Over Unauthorized User Data Extraction
2018-05-03 20:14

Florida-based phone maker BLU is facing an FTC complaint over allegations it shared detailed personal user data with a third-party firm that included full text messages, call logs and contact lists.

Android Phones Vulnerable to Remote Rowhammer Attack via GPU
2018-05-03 15:03

A team of researchers has shown how malicious actors could leverage graphics processing units (GPUs) to launch Rowhammer attacks remotely against Android smartphones. read more

Mobile Phone Maker Settles With FTC Over Data Collection
2018-05-02 17:56

Mobile phone maker BLU Products this week reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that software in its devices collected users’ personal information.   read more

Police try (and fail) to unlock phone with a dead man’s finger
2018-04-24 14:16

The practice doesn't require a warrant but it left relatives feeling "disrespected and violated."

Biometrics and the law: Police try to unlock phone with dead man's fingerprint
2018-04-23 13:47

Biometric authentication may be more convenient than passwords, and harder for hackers to duplicate, but how much protection does it offer from the law?

Your Android phone says it’s fully patched, but is it?
2018-04-16 17:14

How do fully-maintained (i.e., patched) Android phones end up getting exploited? Searching for an answer to that question spurred security researchers to analyze thousands of Android firmwares for...

Popular Android Phone Manufacturers Caught Lying About Security Updates
2018-04-13 15:19

Android ecosystem is highly broken when it comes to security, and device manufacturers (better known as OEMs) make it even worse by not providing critical patches in time. According to a new...

SnoopSnitch shows Android users what security patches are missing from their phone
2018-04-13 12:43

Although Android device manufacturers are claiming their devices are completely up to date, researchers found that, for some OEMs, patches are secretly missing.

New Android Malware Secretly Records Phone Calls and Steals Private Data
2018-04-04 02:14

Security researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered variants of a new Android Trojan that are being distributed in the wild disguising as a fake anti-virus application, dubbed "Naver Defender."...