Collaborate Disseminate
After an eight-year-long absence from the most populated country in the world, Google search is going to dramatically make a comeback in China.
Google is reportedly planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that is going to b… Continue reading Google Secretly Planning to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China
Following Apple’s lead in banning cryptocurrency mining apps, Google has also updated its Play Store policy this week to ban apps that mine cryptocurrencies on users’ devices in the background.
However, there are countless cryptocurrency mining apps, … Continue reading Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Android Apps From the Play Store
IBM X-Force reported that mobile malware developers uploaded at least 10 malicious downloader apps to the Google Play Store as the first step in a process that fetches BankBot Anubis.
The post Anubis Strikes Again: Mobile Malware Continues to Plague Users in Official App Stores appeared first on Security Intelligence.
It’s already tough for users to understand app permission requests to access various features on their phones. Kids who download game or language apps face an even tougher time understanding what they are giving up in exchange. Because we rarely … Continue reading Over 3,000 free Android apps violate kids’ US privacy law
In the news, Intel drops plans to develop Spectre microcode for ancient chips, Critical flaw leaves thousands of Cisco Switches vulnerable to remote hacking, VirusTotal launches ‘Droidy’ sandbox to detect malicious Android apps, Facebook an… Continue reading Intel, Cisco, Facebook, & Twitter – Paul’s Security Weekly #554
Yes, your smartphone is spying on you. But, the real question is, should you care?
We have published thousands of articles on The Hacker News, warning how any mobile app can turn your smartphone into a bugging device—’Facebook is listening to your con… Continue reading Android P Will Block Background Apps from Accessing Your Camera, Microphone
Google says that last year alone it removed 700,000 ‘bad apps’ and stopped 100,000 bad app developers from sharing their apps on the Google Play store. Continue reading Over 700,000 bad apps removed from Google Play store in 2017
Even after so many efforts by Google like launching bug bounty program and preventing apps from using Android accessibility services, malicious applications somehow manage to get into Play Store and infect people with malicious software.
The same happ… Continue reading Password Stealing Apps With Over A Million Downloads Found On Google Play Store
Google beefs up privacy protections on apps distributed via third-party Android marketplaces and Google Play that that collect personal data without user consent. Continue reading Google Cracks Down On Nosy Android Apps
The OnePlus Saga Continues…
Just a day after the revelation of the hidden Android rooting backdoor pre-installed on most OnePlus smartphones, a security researcher just found another secret app that records tons of information about your phone.
Dubbed OnePlusLogKit, the second pre-installed has been discovered by the same Twitter user who goes by the pseudonym “Elliot Alderson” and
Continue reading Another Shady App Found Pre-Installed on OnePlus Phones that Collects System Logs