Remember the FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to eavesdrop on your phone? Researchers just discovered another – this time in Signal.
Tag Archives: Android
Android devices hit by zero-day exploit Google thought it had patched
Android smartphones are vulnerable to a zero-day exploit that Google thought it had patched for good two years ago.
WhatsApp vulnerability could compromise Android smartphones
A researcher has released details of a WhatsApp flaw that could be used to compromise the app and the mobile device the app is running on.
‘Fleeceware’ Play store apps quietly charging up to $250
SophosLabs researchers discovered at least 15 apps with millions of downloads charging extraordinary prices right under the Google’s nose.
Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing
The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users’ most restrictive settings are.
Google & Apple pushed to reveal gun scope app users’ names to feds
It’s a first: The government has never demanded personal data of a single app’s users from Apple & Google.
Android gets September update as price of flaws soars
When is a security update not a security update? When it’s patching flaws in a version of an OS nobody beyond developers is yet running.
Facebook loses control of key used to sign Android app
What should be a private key used to vouch for the ‘Free Basics by Facebook’ app was used to sign unrelated apps.
iPhone attack may have targeted Android and Windows too
A sophisticated and sustained watering hole attack affecting iPhones may have targeted Windows and Android too.
FBI asks Google for help finding criminals
FBI agents issued Google with a warrant in November 2018, seeking its help with a bank robbery the month before.