Fraudulent Android app developers have been discovered trying to manipulate Google’s Play Store security by removing suspicious code before adding it back in to see what trips detection systems.
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Google deletes Indian app that deleted Chinese apps
Google has deleted an app from the Play Store that offered to delete Android software associated with China.
Google sued by Arizona for tracking users’ locations in spite of settings
Maps, weather, searches et al. suck up location data in the background, even if Tracking is turned off. Arizona says it’s consumer fraud.
Android ‘StrandHogg 2.0’ flaw lets malware assume identity of any app
A critical security flaw in Android could be used by attackers to “assume the identity” of legitimate apps in order to carry out on-device phishing attacks, say researchers.
Google may soon add end-to-end encryption for RCS
The dogfood version of the recently updated app shows multiple references to encryption for RCS, the feature-rich successor to SMS messaging.
Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany
Germany’s ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns.
Fan vibrations can be used transmit data from air-gapped machines
The scientists known for finding ways to transmit software from non-networked computers, have figured out a way to do it using computer fan vibrations.
Bot creates millions of fake eyeballs to rip off smart-TV advertisers
The massive ICEBUCKET scheme has, so far, impersonated more than 2m people in 30+ countries, defrauding more than 300 brands of ad dollars.
Google removes Android VPN with ‘critical vulnerability’ from Play Store
Google has removed the SuperVPN program from the Google Play store after researchers notified it of a critical vulnerability.
Update Firefox again – more RCEs and an Android “takeover” bug too
Hot on the heels of Firefox’s emergency update over the weekend are the four-weekly fixes that Mozilla had in train already. Get ’em now!