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Android users to be warned of suspect Google account activity in real-time

Android users will soon enjoy an additional security layer that will allow them to quickly discover that their Google account might have been compromised. The feature will be …

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Intel Crosswalk bug invalidates SSL protection

A bug in the Intel Crosswalk Project library for cross-platform mobile development can open users to man-in-the-middle attacks, researchers from Nightwatch Cybersecurity have …

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SpyNote Android RAT builder has been leaked

A builder for the capable SpyNote Android RAT is being freely distributed on several underground hacker forums. SpyNote is capable of viewing messages on the infected device, …

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Media-stealing Android app targets developers

Symantec researchers have unearthed another app on Google Play that secretly steals photos and videos from victims’ mobile devices. But the curious thing is that it’s …

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How Google protects the Android kernel, and future plans

On Wednesday, Jeff Vander Stoep of Google’s Android Security team took to the official Android Developers blog and shared some information about the defenses they have …

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Pokémon GO-themed malicious apps lurk on Google Play

Researchers have discovered three malicious apps taking advantage of Pokémon GO’s immense popularity, offered for download on Google Play. Google has already removed …

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Android Trojan prevents victims from calling their banks

Some malware prevents victims to visit sites from which they could download antivirus software, or kills AV software found running on the infected machines and devices. Newer …

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Google fixes 108 bugs in July Android security update

Google has released an unusually hefty Android Security Bulletin for July. In fact, so many vulnerabilities have been fixed – 108 in all – that the patches come in …

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How online learning algorithms can help improve Android malware detection

A group of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have created a novel solution for large-scale Android malware detection. It’s called DroidOL, …

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Rooting Hummer malware brings $500,000 per day to its creator

Android malware with device rooting capabilities has been hitting Google Play for a while now, but for users third-party app stores the situation is even more dangerous. The …

Android-rooting malware lurking on Google Play

For a while now Android-rooting malware has been creeping in Google’s Play store. The latest instance, discovered by Lookout researchers, masquerades as LevelDropper, an …

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Blackphone users get a virtual privacy assistant

Silent Circle has pushed out a new version of Silent OS, the operating system running on Blackphone 2 devices, and it comes with several privacy and security enhancements, …

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