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Apple and Google add alerts for unknown Bluetooth trackers to iOS, Android

On Monday, Apple and Google jointly announced a new privacy feature that warns Android and iOS users when an unknown Bluetooth tracking device travels with them. […]

05 May

Finland warns of Android malware attacks breaching bank accounts

Finland’s Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) has issued a warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign targeting banking accounts. […]

02 May

Microsoft warns of “Dirty Stream” attack impacting Android apps

Microsoft has highlighted a novel attack dubbed “Dirty Stream,” which could allow malicious Android apps to overwrite files in another application’s home directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and secrets theft. […]

25 Apr

New Brokewell malware takes over Android devices, steals data

Security researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan they named Brokewell that can capture every event on the device, from touches and information displayed to text input and the applications the user launches. […]

17 Apr

SoumniBot malware exploits Android bugs to evade detection

A new Android banking malware named ‘SoumniBot’ is using a less common obfuscation approach by exploiting weaknesses in the Android manifest extraction and parsing procedure. […]

12 Apr

Former AT&T customers get $6.3 million in data throttling refunds

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out $6,300,000 in partial refunds to 267,000 former AT&T Wireless customers as part of a data throttling settlement in 2019. […]

30 Mar

Vultur banking malware for Android poses as McAfee Security app

Security researchers found a new version of the Vultur banking trojan for Android that includes more advanced remote control capabilities and an improved evasion mechanism. […]

13 Mar

PixPirate Android malware uses new tactic to hide on phones

The latest version of the PixPirate banking trojan for Android employs a previously unseen method to hide from the victim while remaining active on the infected device even if its dropper app has been removed. […]

05 Mar

U.S. sanctions Predator spyware operators for spying on Americans

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the Predator commercial spyware used to target Americans, including government officials and journalists. […]

29 Feb

Brave browser launches privacy-focused AI assistant on Android

Brave Software is the next company to jump into AI, announcing a new privacy-preserving AI assistant called “Leo” is rolling out on the Android version of its browser through the latest release, version 1.63. […]

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