Security News

Bogus Pokémon GO guide app roots Android devices (Help Net Security)
2016-09-16 13:30

The popularity of Pokémon GO is apparently on the wane, but there are still more than enough players to make it a good lure for cyber crooks. In fact, fake apps like the “Guide For Pokémon Go New”...

Double-dipping malware steals iOS creds and roots Android (The Register)
2016-09-15 06:19

Phony Pokémon GO Android App Gave Attackers Root Access (Threatpost)
2016-09-14 18:53

A rogue "Guide for Pokémon GO" app made it into Google Play's marketplace and gave attackers root access to any Android device it was installed on.

Bad news: MySQL can dish out root access to cunning miscreants and there's no patch (The Register)
2016-09-13 11:34

Zimbabwe's social media revolt yet to take root in rural areas (Yahoo Security)
2016-08-12 13:50

Qualcomm Chip Flaws Could Giver Attackers Root Access to Android Devices (August 8, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-08-09 19:04

Play Store malware roots phones, installs an app every two minutes (The Register)
2016-06-29 02:58

Godless apps, some found in Google Play, root 90% of Android phones (ArsTechnica)
2016-06-24 07:16

Skype roots, open-source encryption: How startup Wire is spreading the word on secure comms (ZDNet)
2016-05-10 11:19

Allwinner's all-loser custom kernel has a nasty root backdoor (The Register)
2016-05-09 23:49