Security researchers warn that a bogus Flash Player app aimed at Android mobile devices has surfaced and is luring victims to download and install banking malware that steals credit card information andRead More →
Yet another privacy coalition is urging WhatsApp to clarify that user information shared between the company and Facebook is compliant with data protection laws on the books in Europe. The ArticleRead More →
18-year-old suspect characterizes it as a prank, but police aren’t laughing. Authorities said they arrested an 18-year-old iPhone app developer on charges of felony computer tampering after he unleashed codeRead More →
At the 2016 mobile Pwn2Own event, held on Oct. 26 in Tokyo, security researchers were able to exploit devices that vendors had fully patched. In total, Trend Micro’s Zero DayRead More →
The latest Android.Lockscreen variants declare their activity as part of the launcher category to get around Android’s security restrictions. New variants of Android.Lockscreen are using a simple, yet effective techniqueRead More →
Apple has distributed a fresh round of security updates to address remote-code execution holes in iOS, macOS, Safari, and the firmware for Apple Watch and AppleTV. Miscreants who exploit theseRead More →
New rooting technique is believed to work against every version. There’s a new method for rooting Android devices that’s believed to work reliably on every version of the mobile operating systemRead More →
Permission-less apps take only seconds to root phones from LG, Samsung and Motorola. Researchers have devised an attack that gains unfettered “root” access to a large number of Android phones, exploitingRead More →
Even if you have an iPhone 6S protected by a 6 digits password plus the touch ID fingerprint it is possible to unlock it. 1. Introduction You have an iPhoneRead More →
It’s been several weeks since the story broke about Trident/Pegasus and the vulnerabilities they exploited in iOS. There has certainly been a significant (although a lot less than expected) amount ofRead More →
