Android
Israel firm which hacks iPhones triggers security fears for Apple Inc
NSO Group, an Israel based cyber surveillance company which is renowned to crack Apple iPhones and Android Smartphones has become a menace to the whole of Apple Inc, as reported by Forbes. Yes, you’ve read it right and the saga goes as follows- A 37-year old hacker who worked for NSO Group previously is said […]
Security Metadata for Android Apps on Google Play Store
From now on Google has decided to make a significant change to the authentication of Android apps loaded onto its Play Store. The internet juggernaut has decided to add security metadata feature to all Android APKs to ensure that the apps are authentic and have come from the valid source. Digital Rights Management (DRM) will […]
Hackers using Amazon Fire Sticks to secretly mine bitcoins
Hackers are seen targeting users of Fire Sticks with Bitcoin mining malware called ADB.miner. And as per a source from AFTVnews, the malware is seen hitting Amazon’s Fire TV users and that of Fire Stick. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that the malware called ADB.miner attaches itself to devices that run the Android operating system as […]
Kaspersky lab detects sophisticated Cyber Espionage Android campaign
Kaspersky Lab which launched an Advanced Cybersecurity Platform early this week has announced that it has detected a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign that goes by the name ZooPark. The campaign is said to be targeted at Android phone users in Middle Eastern countries and is said to be backed by a state-sponsored attacking hacker’s group […]
Google keeps a record of its users 10 years web browsing history
We all know that Google, the internet juggernaut has been spying on its users from the past few years. But have you ever imagined that the web search giant keeps a record of what you have browsed in the past 10 years? Yes, this happens to be true and was proved in a secret operation […]
Google to announces a new operating system named Fuchsia
Google released a press statement yesterday saying it is going to soon replace the name of its ‘Android Wear’ with ‘Wear OS by Google’. The reason, the web search giant feels that the latest name better reflects the technology, vision and most important of all- the people who wear watches. Now, the other news which […]
Google issues a Mobile Security patch to Android Application Package Vulnerability!
Android attackers started to exploit a vulnerability of the said OS that enables hackers to bundle malware with Android Application Files and evade antivirus products. The vulnerability identified as CVE-2017-13156 and called as Janus was reported to Google in July this year by researchers from cybersecurity firm GuardSquare. After analyzing the flaw, the security researchers […]
Google tracking causes data privacy concerns among Android Smartphone Users
Google has started tracking its Android smartphone users location through cell phone towers from the beginning of this year. But the company now claims that it has stopped this practice from October 2017 as it is causing data privacy concerns to billions of its users across the globe. Quartz Media, a business unit of Atlantic […]
Mobile Security features of Google Play Protect are termed to be worse!
Germany based AV-Test organization which evaluates antivirus solutions meant for Microsoft and Android operating systems has termed Google Play Protect’s mobile security feature as one of the worst solutions available in the Android market. AV-test is said to have come to the said conclusion after testing more than 3,016 samples of the latest Android Malware […]
DoubleLocker Ransomware encrypts phone data and locks down Mobile Phone Access
Android users all over the world are hereby alerted about a new form of ransomware which has the potential to encrypt phone data and lock down the device access to its user. According to the researchers from ESET, the ransomware is spreading as a fake Adobe Flash Update via compromised websites and reactivates itself every […]
