Florida Water Supply Hack, Android App Hijack, US Capitol Riot Phone Tracking

In episode 160: An attacker tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply, a popular Android app was hacked to display malicious ads, and how smartphone location data was used to track the US Capitol rioters. ** Links mentioned on the show ** A Hacker … Continue reading Florida Water Supply Hack, Android App Hijack, US Capitol Riot Phone Tracking

Aggressive Adware Promised Free Stuff to Android Users Just to Stay Installed

Aggressive adware apps invade tens of thousands of devices Operators designed the apps to run unhindered in the background Google removed all of the fake apps from the Play Store Security researchers from White Ops have discovered and tracked a vast ad… Continue reading Aggressive Adware Promised Free Stuff to Android Users Just to Stay Installed

Google stops pushing scam ads on Americans searching for how to vote

No US entity charges citizens for registering to vote, but plenty of Google ads were happy to do so – and to grab your PII in the process. Continue reading Google stops pushing scam ads on Americans searching for how to vote

Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it… Continue reading Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think