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Android phones acting as spying devices due to Camera app Vulnerability

Security researchers from Checkmarx have found a vulnerability in the Android operating system loaded smartphones including Pixel 1 and 2 which steal data related to camera, microphone and GPS Location without the user’s consent. The flaw dubbed as CVE- 2019- 2234 was discovered by the researchers when a rogue app was used to bypass security […]

Google Trending Cybersecurity news headlines for this week

1.) The first trending news headlines related to Cybersecurity is a malware spread scare in which security researchers confirm that it is being spread on mobile phones by hackers through the Android OS feature called NFC(Near Field Communication). Although Google has issued a fix to this flaw, a recent study carried out by an independent […]

Globally operating billions of Android phones are vulnerable to OTA Phishing Attacks

According to a research carried out by Checkpoint researchers, all the Android phones operating across the world are vulnerable to Over-the-Air (OTA) Phishing attacks which cyber crooks can carry out with just a $10 investment. Technically speaking, OTA provisioning is done in smartphones for the mobile network carriers to send network-specific settings which apply to […]

Mobile security fears make governments look beyond iOS and Android devices

As hackers are getting busy in finding ways to intercept iOS and Android mobile devices, governments across the world are showing a lot of interest in looking beyond the said OSes to secure devices. Recently, the Russian government through its national operator Rostelecom acquired Aurora OS platform build on Finland based company Jolla’s Sailfish OS. […]

Cybersecurity News trending on Google

1) According to a survey, Small and Medium Scale Businesses (SMBs) in the UK are being subjected to over 10,000 cyberattacks per day which could cost them £4.5 billion on an annual note. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) survey which included SMBs from Scotland says that over 1 million businesses operating across the UK […]

Latest Android Ransomware spreading through SMS messages

According to researchers from ESET which is a Slovakia based Cybersecurity company a new malware is said to be on prowl on the web and is said to be targeting those using Android smartphones. It is a kind of ransomware which encrypts files on mobile phones and is active since July 12 this year. As […]

Google admits advanced backdoors installed on Android devices

Google has declared on an official note that some of the low-end smartphones operating on Android OS might have advanced backdoors preinstalled in them from manufacturing factories. The internet juggernaut failed to address the names of the manufactures but said that it will take action against those which release mobiles into the market with Trojans […]

Phishing attack on the mobile version of Google Chrome users

All those using the mobile version of Google Chrome are hereby requested to make a note of a phishing scam which is taking place in the current cyber landscape. According to a recent media update given by developer Jim Fisher, hackers are seen using a mix of coding and screenshot techniques to trick chrome users […]

Exodus malware spreading across iOS devices

All these days we have seen Exodus Spying malware targeting Android devices. But recently, security researchers from a nonprofit security organization ‘Security Without Borders’ found that the spyware Exodus was also prevailing on iOS devices on contrary to the impression that the malware cannot survive in Apple Inc’s iOS environments. The details of the spyware’s […]

Google offers a review of its Android Mobile Security

Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary Google has offered a review of its Android Security report for the year 2018 in which it stated that only 0.08% of devices that used Google Play as a downloading platform exclusively were affected by Potentially Harmful Applications (PHAs). The Android security report also states that out of those devices which installed […]

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