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A total of 172 malicious apps were detected on Google Play in September, with more than 330 million installations. Continue reading Google Play Malicious Apps Racked Up 335M+ Installs in September
Hello Ladies, let’s talk about periods, privacy, and Facebook.
Are you using an app on your smartphone to keep tracks on your periods?
Well, it’s worrying, because it might be sharing your extremely sensitive information like menstrual cycle and sexu… Continue reading Popular Period Tracking Apps Share Your Sexual Health Data With Facebook
What could be more exciting than seeing yourself starring alongside your favorite actor in a movie, music video, or TV program?
Yes, that’s possible—well, kind of, by using a new AI-based deepfake app that has gone viral in China over this weekend, cl… Continue reading Chinese Face-Swapping App ZAO Sparks Privacy Concerns After Going Crazily Viral
Google is looking to battle the malicious apps – and apps abusing user data – on Google Play by improving its bug-bounty program arsenal. Continue reading Google Targets Data-Abusing Apps with Bug Bounty Launch
Over the last several months, [Aaron Christophel] has been working on creating a custom firmware for cheap fitness trackers. His current target is the “D6 Tracker” from a company called MPOW, which can be had for as little as $7 USD. The ultimate goal is to make it so anyone …read more
Continue reading OTA Flash Tool Makes Fitness Tracker Hacking More Accessible
China’s border patrol has reportedly been installing surveillance software on border crossers’ phones without their knowledge, according to an investigation by the Guardian, The New York Times and Süddeutsche Zeitun… Continue reading Chinese Border Patrol Installs High Tech Surveillance on Travelers’ Phones
Halloween came a little early for some Android users this year after a horror-themed computer game was found stealing their account credentials and displaying potentially malicious ads. Continue reading Scary Granny zombie game slurps credentials, spawns phishing attack
The Spanish football league La Liga has been hit with a fine of 250,000 euros (approximately US $280,000) after its official Android app was found to be sneakily listening to people’s surroundings when soccer matches were being played. According … Continue reading La Liga fined €250,000 after Android app spied on football fans
China-based app maker ignored repeated warnings by researchers that its password database – stored in plain text – was accessible to anyone online. Continue reading Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder Spills 2 Million Passwords
A report found that a dozen connected devices are open to several security and privacy issues. Continue reading Researchers Allege ‘Systemic’ Privacy, Security Flaws in Popular IoT Devices