Mobile operating system wars: Android vs. iOS
When we introduced Clueful for Android, we thought mobile users should know what the applications on their devices were doing. One year and a couple hundred thousand analyzed …
Bluebox releases free scanner for Android “master key” bug
Bluebox Security, the mobile security startup that’s “working to save the world from information thievery”, has made a name for itself by finding and …
App turns a mobile device into a personal authenticator
Passwords are at the root of online security problems because when typed into browsers, sent over open networks and centrally stored, they are easily compromised leaving the …
POC code for critical Android bug published
Last week, researchers from Bluebox Security have made a disconcerting revelation: Google’s Android mobile OS carries a critical bug that allows attackers to modify the …
The magnitude of Android’s “master key” bug
The Android flaw whose existence was revealed last week by Bluebox Security is as bad as they come. “Blowing hash and signing functions so that the underlying code can …
Trojanized Android app collects info, comments on NSA surveillance
An unusual Android Trojan has been recently unearthed by McAfee’s researchers, embedded in a pirated version of a legitimate music app. The app in question is Jay Z …
Android bug allows app code change without breaking signatures
Researchers from Bluebox Security have discovered a critical Android flaw that allows attackers to modify the code of any app without breaking its cryptographic signature, and …
Protect Android devices from theft and malware
The new Norton Mobile Security with antivirus protects your Android phones and tablets from theft, loss, malware and viruses. Remotely locate your lost or stolen device. Scan …
Android hack tool harvests info from PCs
Stealing information is a piece of cake if you can manage to get malware on the target’s Windows computer, but did you know that it can also be as easy as connecting …
Android fake AV demands ransom, crashes
Fake AV software and ransomware are old news for computer users, but are now poised to become a problem for smartphone users as well. Symantec researchers have recently …
How to detect hidden administrator apps on Android
Following the discovery of a new Android Trojan that uses several errors and vulnerabilities in the Android OS to make analysis harder for researchers and to remain hidden …
CyanogenMod founder aims to thwart data-grabbing apps
There’s some very good news for users of CyanogenMod, one of the most popular modified Android firmware on the market: its founder and main developer Steve Kondik (aka …