Android Overlay and Accessibility Features Leave Millions at Risk

Researchers warn two features, not flaws, in Android can be used together to open devices up to attack. Continue reading Android Overlay and Accessibility Features Leave Millions at Risk

Lack of security patching leaves mobile users exposed

An analysis of the patch updates among the five leading wireless carriers in the United States found that 71 percent of mobile devices still run on security patches more than two months old. Six percent of devices run patches that are six or more months old. Without the most updated patches, these devices are susceptible to myriad of attacks, including rapidly rising network attacks and new malware, also detailed in the report. In tech city … More Continue reading Lack of security patching leaves mobile users exposed

Riskiest shopping malls for mobile devices

As the biggest shopping weekend of the year in the US approaches, Skycure is advising shoppers to beware of mobile threats while browsing in both physical and online stores. Researchers found that mobile shopping dangers are not limited to dangerous Wi-Fi in malls. Malicious apps masquerading as legitimate online stores or ways to get online shopping bargains also appear this time of year, hoping to lure unsuspecting shoppers eager to make a quick purchase on … More Continue reading Riskiest shopping malls for mobile devices

Scope of Gaping Android Security Hole Grows

Security researchers at Skycure are upping the ante on a vulnerability that it says now leaves 95.4 percent of all Android devices vulnerable to an attack that hands over control of a phone or tablet to an attacker. Continue reading Scope of Gaping Android Security Hole Grows

“Accessibility Malware” puts 65% percent of old version Android devices at risk

By Ali Raza

Android is the most vulnerable OS in the world but

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