Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:39:18 +0000
FBI agents issued Google with a warrant in November 2018, seeking its help with a bank robbery the month before.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jfyUzpPb6Ww” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:51:32 +0000
Google’s going to throw more bug bounty money at the problem of nasty apps in its Play Store, it announced on Thursday. In a post from the Android Security & Privacy team’s Adam Bacchus, Sebastian Porst, and Patrick Mutchler , the company said that it’s throwing the security net over not just its own apps, but […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bPMJRaBtj94″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:07:32 +0000
Production systems aren’t supposed to have the ADB turned on, but some set-top boxes do.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YVYbkKJr18k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:49:38 +0000
It’s semi-official: Android 10 (née Q), the next version of the Android operating system, could start shipping 3 September.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WPdybx7qWVs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Vaibhav Billade| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:29:14 +0000
Quick Heal Security Lab spotted 27 malicious apps of dropper category on official “Google Play Store”. These apps have been removed from Play Store after Quick Heal Security Lab reported it to Google last week. These apps continuously show installation prompt for fake “Google Play Store”. If any user falls…
Read moreCredit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:10:07 +0000
The rapid pace at which connected smart home devices are increasing, have opened the gates for a new era of cyber-attacks on IoT devices including smart phones, TVs, IP cameras, etc. These attacks are mostly in the form of crypto mining attacks wherein cryptocurrency-mining botnet enters the targeted device via…
Read moreCredit to Author: Vallabh Chole| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:08:11 +0000
In the 21st century, life is becoming smart and evolving at a fast pace. Even day to day gadgets are becoming smarter. All these IoT devices are powered by ARM-based processor and run on android and unix operating system. These IoT devices include mobiles, smart T.V., routers, IP cameras and…
Read moreCredit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:04:13 +0000
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| Since its introduction in May 2019, the xHelper dropper, an Android Trojan, has climbed to our top 10 list of most detected mobile malware. Categories: Tags: Androidandroid malwareAndroid/Trojan.Dropper.xHelpermobile malwaremobile menace mondayxHelper |
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:57:17 +0000
Microsoft has found itself with a large amount of RDP-related patching work during 2019.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fJThaqiOYmw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:55:50 +0000
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| A roundup of the most interesting cybersecurity news stories from August 12 to 18, including a deep dive into facial recognition technology, swatting dangers, social engineering attacks on cities, and more. Categories: Tags: AndroidfacebookGooglepasswordphishphishingroundupweek in security |
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