The exploit worked by entering an extremely long string of characters into the password field while the camera is open, causing the device to crash and return to the homescreen.
Tag Archives: Android
Snapchat, less ghostly than ever, now lets you pay to replay snaps
The paid replay option only allows you to replay any given snap once, but that’s still one more time than you might expect for an image that’s supposed to “disappear” after it’s viewed.
Google found guilty of violating antitrust laws
Yandex – the “Google of Russia” – has prevailed in getting the country’s antimonopoly watchdog agency to rule that Google has abused its dominant position in the market with Android.
We hashed them once, we hashed them twice! 60 Second Security
Out weekly wrap-up video. Watch (and smile!) in just 1 minute…
Android’s Stagefright back in the limelight – what you need to know
Exploit code for the Stagefright vulnerability is now public. But it’s not all bad news: we explain the risk and how to avoid it…
Drunken attack on emotion-reading robot leaves it a little brain-dead
Companies reading our facial expressions and analysing our voices and body language may feel a bit creepy, but what a cute little face!
What part of “Prohibited” don’t you understand? 60 Second Security
Enjoy the latest episode of our weekly 1-minute video – short and sweet security!
Surprise! People choose predictable Android lockscreen patterns
New research studying how people create lockscreen patterns suggests that they aren’t a secure alternative to passcodes at all.
Google’s Android “Admin” security hole – time to patch!
“Google Admin” is an Android security app for Super Adminstrators of the Google for Work tools. But it had a security hole…
Using ambient sound as a two-factor authentication system
A Swiss research project offers a new method of two-factor authentication to people who see an additional level of security as a chore.