Custom secure apps are gaining popularity in the enterprise
It looks like organizations are increasingly building custom secure apps. Among Good Powered by BlackBerry customers who are building custom apps, the average organization has …
Telegram Android app is a stalker’s dream
Popular instant messaging service Telegram provides optional end-to-end encrypted messaging and, in general, is highly focused on protecting user privacy.Despite these …
Android adware tricks users into giving it power to secretly download other apps
Earlier this month Lookout revealed the existence of three adware families – Shuanet, ShiftyBug and Shedun – that secretly root Android devices and are extremely …
Bug in Android Gmail app allows effective email spoofing
Yan Zhu, a Technology Fellow at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has unearthed a flaw in the Gmail Android app that can lead to very effective phishing attacks.The flaw is …
Rooted, Trojan-infected Android tablets sold on Amazon
If you want to buy a cheap Android-powered tablet, and you’re searching for it on Amazon, the best thing you can do is carefully read all the negative reviews you can …
Cheap OmniRAT malware used to spy on Android, Windows, Linux, Mac devices
European law enforcement agencies recently targeted users of the DroidJack mobile phone RAT, and likely made other would-be users refrain from buying and using that particular …
Trojanized versions of 20,000 popular apps found secretly rooting Android devices
Lookout researchers have discovered some 20,000 apps that secretly root users’ phone and install themselves as system applications, which makes them able to access …
11 zero-days uncovered in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
An internal contest between the North American and European members of Google’s Project Zero has resulted in the discovery of eleven high-impact zero-day flaws affecting …
XcodeGhost gets updated, now hits also US users
The XcodeGhost threat is far from over, and iOS users are still in danger of unknowingly using apps infected with it, FireEye researchers have warned.“After monitoring …
Open source tool checks for vulnerabilities on Android devices
OEMs like Samsung and HTC run heavily customized versions of Android. Unfortunately, the OEM patch deployment infrastructure is disorganized and too often end users are left …
Signal for Android finally out, offers end-to-end encrypted calls and messages
Open Whisper Systems (formerly Whisper Systems) has finally released the Android version of its popular free, open source iOS app for end-to-end encrypted voice calls.Signal …
Security update kills several critical bugs in Android Marshmallow
Google’s November Android security update carries fixes for seven vulnerabilities, including two remote code execution flaws that are rated “critical” …
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