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A specific multi-touch gesture bypasses an authentication prompt, allowing anyone to send messages
After years of stopping dead at the green bubble border, iPhone and Android users can finally send E2EE messages without relying on third-party apps
Chocolate Factory describes concession as an attempt to balance openess with safety It turns out you won't be limited to Google-verified apps and developers on Android after all. In the face of sustained community dissatisfaction with its developer verification requirement, Google has given Android users an out.…
Retains eight-weekly Extended Stable releases but warns fortnightly updates are the best way to stay safe Google will halve the time between releases of its Chrome browser to two weeks, across versions of the software for desktop operating systems, Android, and iOS.…
Christmas comes early for attackers this year Two high-severity Android bugs were exploited as zero-days before Google issued a fix, according to its December Android security bulletin. …
Relies on very loose permissions, but don’t worry – Google wrote it in Rust Google has linked Android’s wireless peer-to-peer file sharing tool Quick Share to Apple’s equivalent AirDrop.…
KONNI espionage crew covertly abused Google’s Find My Device feature to remotely factory-reset Android phones North Korean state-backed spies have found a new way to torch evidence of their own cyber-spying – by hijacking Google's "Find Hub" service to remotely wipe Android phones belonging to their South Korean targets.…
No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent Research from a leading academic shows Android users have advertising cookies and other gizmos working to build profiles on them even before they open their first app.…
Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.…
Azure Blob Storage, AWS, and Twilio keys all up for grabs An analysis of widely used mobile apps offered on Google Play and the Apple App Store has found hardcoded and unencrypted cloud service credentials, exposing millions of users to major security problems.…
Improved security features teased in May now appearing around the world Google has apparently started a global rollout of three features in Android designed to make life a lot harder for thieves to profit from purloined phones.…
Not so much when trying to convert coding veterans Google recently rewrote the firmware for protected virtual machines in its Android Virtualization Framework using the Rust programming language and wants you to do the same, assuming you deal with firmware.…
And Qualcomm addresses 'permanent denial of service' flaw in its stuff Google released 46 fixes for Android in its August security patch batch, including one for a Linux kernel flaw in the mobile OS that can lead to remote code execution (RCE).…
After years of people being victimized, it's about time Google and Apple are rolling out an anti-stalking feature for Android 6.0+ and iOS 17.5 that will issue an alert if some scumbag is using a gadget like an AirTag or similar to clandestinely track the user.…
Third of a million developer accounts kiboshed, too Google says it stopped 2.28 million Android apps from being published in its official Play Store last year because they violated security rules.…
Rare occasion when you do want Big Tech to make a hash of it Google has enhanced its Safe Browsing service to enable real-time protection in Chrome for desktop, iOS, and soon Android against risky websites, without sending browsing history data to the ad biz.…
SAP, Adobe, Intel, AMD also issue fixes as well as Google for Android Patch Tuesday Microsoft fixed 73 security holes in this February's Patch Tuesday, and you better get moving because two of the vulnerabilities are under active attack.…
File-stealing nasty in my Play store? Preposterous!!1 Google Play has been caught with its cybersecurity pants down yet again after a once-legit Android screen-and-audio recorder app was updated to include malicious code.…
Also, more OEM Android malware, Google's bug reports (mostly) ditch CVEs, and this week's critical vulns in brief Google has settled another location tracking lawsuit, yet again being fined a relative pittance.…
Or whatever you managed to haggle with these miscreants If you want to sneak malware onto people's Android devices via the official Google Play store, it may cost you about $20,000 to do so, Kaspersky suggests.…