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Xiaomi and WPS Vulnerabilities: File Overwrite Risks Alert
In the digital realm, security is paramount, especially when it comes to the applications we use daily. Recently, concerns have surfaced regarding vulnerabilities in popular Android applications available on the Google Play ...
FCC Fines Wireless Carriers $200 million, Google’s Fight Against Malicious Apps
In episode 328, Tom and Kevin discuss two major cybersecurity and privacy news stories. The first topic covers the FCC issuing fines to major US wireless carriers for sharing users’ real-time location ...
BadBazaar: Chinese Spyware Shams Signal, Telegram Apps
After sneaking into Google and Samsung app stores, “GREF” APT targets Uyghurs and other PRC minorities ...
Arkansas Social Media Consent Law, Android Malware Invasion, New Method of Keyless Car Theft
Is Arkansas taking the right step to protect children online? A new law passed in the state makes it illegal for minors to use social media without their parent or guardian’s consent ...
‘See No Evil’ — Mozilla SLAMS Google’s App Privacy Labels
Google doesn’t want you to know what your Android apps do with your data. That seems to be the conclusion from a Mozilla study into the Play Store ...
More malware-infested apps found in the Google Play store
Three million Android users may have lost money and had their devices infected by spyware, after the discovery that the official Google Play store has been distributing apps infected by a new ...
Banking Trojan in Google Play App Store—‘2FA Authenticator’ drops Vultur RAT
An Android app has been found to drop the Vultur remote access Trojan. This “dangerous” and “advanced” banking malware was in the Google Play store. How did that happen? ...
Google Removes 25 Malicious Google Play Apps Stealing Facebook Login Credentials
Last month, Google removed 25 Android apps from its Google Play Store after discovering they were stealing users’ Facebook account credentials. The malicious apps, identified by security company Evina, appeared to be ...
Researchers spot 24,000 Android Apps Leaking User Data
Comparitech researchers led by cybersecurity expert Bob Diachenko have revealed that 24,000 Android Apps expose user information through misconfigurations on Google Firebase, a popular development platform used by roughly 30% of apps ...
Cyber security researchers uncover hidden backdoors and secret commands in 12,000 Android apps
The use of mobile apps is a part of our daily routine, and anyone using a smartphone has downloaded and installed a variety of them on his device, be it a game, ...
