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Tag: Android malware

Researchers find photo-scanning malware on Apple’s App Store for the first time

Thursday, February 6, 2025 1:02 pmWednesday, February 5, 20252 Comments

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered malware apps on Google’s Play Store and, for the first time, on Apple’s App Store that harbor malicious…

Android devices infected with malware 15 to 47 times more than iPhone

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 9:42 am13 Comments

Devices that run on Android – a platform that supports sideloading – have an estimated 15 to 47 times more infections from malware…

Android settlers besieged by factory pre-installed malware

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 3:45 pmTuesday, August 13, 20192 Comments

There’s a flow of Android malware that those who settle for pretend iPhones cannot defend themselves against: malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed…

Google confirms that advanced backdoor malware came preinstalled on Android devices

Friday, June 7, 2019 10:01 am7 Comments

People who value security and privacy use real iPhones…

New adware with destructive capabilities infects hundreds of Android apps in Google Play store

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 6:02 pmWednesday, March 13, 20199 Comments

Researchers have uncovered a new adware strain that was running rampant on the Google Play Store…

LG admits: iPhone loyalists are driving us crazy

Monday, June 18, 2018 2:30 pmMonday, June 18, 201828 Comments

If you’re capable of sympathy, can you spare some for Android manufacturers?

Another day, another reason to never downgrade from Apple’s iPhone to Android

Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:26 am19 Comments

Android is the world’s most popular mobile platform by a landslide…

Yet another reason I’ll never downgrade from Apple’s iPhone to an Android phone,

Monday, May 7, 2018 1:09 pmMonday, May 7, 201822 Comments

For a period of time, I almost always carried an Android phone with me in addition to my main iPhone…

Apple responds to personal data request with 9MB file: The personal data archives from Facebook and Google were 881MB and 243MB respectively

Friday, May 4, 2018 11:01 amFriday, May 4, 201816 Comments

Following Facebook’s acknowledgement that it had let a political ad targeting firm scrape the personal data of millions of users…

Android’s trust problem isn’t getting better

Friday, April 13, 2018 5:00 pmFriday, April 13, 20188 Comments

Android is used by 2 billion people around the world, tolerated more than loved, and susceptible to major lapses in user privacy and security….

Android phone makers skip Google security updates without telling users, researchers say

Friday, April 13, 2018 9:57 amFriday, April 13, 20187 Comments

Android smartphone manufacturers are skipping security patches without notifying users, instead claiming their smartphone’s software is up to date…

Android malware found inside apps downloaded from Google Play has infected at least a million users

Monday, March 26, 2018 2:04 pmMonday, March 26, 201815 Comments

The malware is thought to have infected at least a million users – and potentially many more – as one of the malicious apps was downloaded 500,000 times…

President Trump sarcastically accuses FBI of ‘blaming Samsung’ for missing Strzok-Page texts

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 9:13 am49 Comments

President Donald Trump tweeted his contempt for the FBI on Tuesday as he demanded to kno…

Apple has already patched the ‘KRACK’ WPA2 Wi-Fi security flaw iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS betas

Monday, October 16, 2017 6:01 pmMonday, October 16, 201736 Comments

Apple has already patched the WPA2 Wi-Fi KRACK exploit announced today in iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS betas…

‘KRACK’ WPA2 security flaw puts nearly every Android device at risk of hijack via Wi-Fi

Monday, October 16, 2017 3:05 pmMonday, October 16, 20176 Comments

A security protocol at the heart of most modern Wi-Fi devices, including computers, phones, and routers…

Apple’s huge growth opportunity: Android upgraders

Monday, August 21, 2017 9:30 amMonday, August 21, 20177 Comments

Although many investors like to focus on some of the new market opportunities that Apple…

Samsung admits Apple’s next-gen iPhones are going to hurt

Thursday, July 27, 2017 8:50 am11 Comments

Competition is expected to intensify as new smartphone models are released by competitors…

Apple tightens the screws on Android

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:01 pmTuesday, July 11, 20177 Comments

The prepaid market has become a feeding frenzy for carriers over the last 18 months…

Apple’s prepaid iPhone deals mean everyone can afford them

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 1:00 pmTuesday, July 11, 201711 Comments

Apple really wants to expand the iPhone market…

Apple’s iPhone at 10: Still no major malware

Thursday, July 6, 2017 5:01 pm19 Comments

One of the biggest successes of the iPhone is its security…

Security expert: There are several reasons why Apple iPhones are more secure than Android phones

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 3:25 pmWednesday, May 31, 20178 Comments

Apple’s “latest ad campaign features a thief who’s able to break in and steal things from Android phones…

Apple lures Android users to upgrade to iPhone in new split screen ad campaign

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 9:57 amWednesday, May 31, 20174 Comments

Apple has created a series of 15-second social spots to promote…

Apple launches new Switch attack on Google’s Android

Monday, May 22, 2017 7:08 pmMonday, May 22, 201716 Comments

Apple has just launched new Switch attack on Google’s Android via a new section of Apple.com…

Russian hacker gang robbed Russian banks with over one million hacked Android phones

Monday, May 22, 2017 5:30 pm14 Comments

On Monday, Russian officials announced a successful series of raids against a hacking gang…

Why your next Echo command should be: ‘Disconnect me from the internet’

Monday, May 8, 2017 8:00 pmMonday, May 8, 201714 Comments

Dr. Herbert Lin, one of the nation’s pre-eminent thinkers on cybersecurity policy…

President Trump dumps his Android phone for an Apple iPhone

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 9:59 amWednesday, March 29, 201738 Comments

According to Dan Scavino, White House Director of Social Media, President Trump…

36 widely-used Android devices ship with malware preinstalled

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 11:25 amTuesday, March 14, 20179 Comments

The Check Point Mobile Threat Prevention has recently detected a severe infection in 36 Android devices…

iPhone hardened to handle military-grade secrets in UK; Android and Samsung deemed insufficient in security

Thursday, January 26, 2017 2:13 pmThursday, January 26, 201711 Comments

Describing Apple’s iPhone 7 as the ‘device of choice’ for the UK Ministry of Defence…

The cost of free: More than one million Google Android devices hit by malware

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 4:54 pm14 Comments

More than one million Google accounts have been breached by malware that infiltrated older Android devices…

Secret backdoor in U.S. Android phones sent location, text, contact data to China

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 9:57 am21 Comments

The preinstalled software in some Android phones monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write in text messages and sends that data to China…

Google Pixel phone completely pwned in 60 seconds

Friday, November 11, 2016 12:02 pmFriday, November 11, 201618 Comments

Hackers compromised all aspects of the Google Pixel phone including contacts, photos, messages, and phone calls…

Android malware that can infiltrate corporate networks is spreading rapidly

Friday, September 30, 2016 4:55 pmFriday, September 30, 201614 Comments

An Android malware is spreading across app stores, including Google Play, and has the capability of stealing sensitive files from corporate networks…

Over 10 million Android phones reportedly infected with Chinese malware

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 11:26 amFriday, September 30, 201612 Comments

At least 10 million Android devices have been infected by malware called HummingBad…

208 Bible apps for Google’s Android contain malicious code vs. Zero (0) in Bible apps for Apple’s iOS

Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:43 pm18 Comments

If we needed further evidence that any legitimate-looking app has the potential to be mimicked…

After gaining U.S. government approval, Samsung Knox security for Android found to be ‘completely compromised’

Friday, October 24, 2014 8:32 amFriday, October 24, 201435 Comments

A software researcher published findings showing that Samsung’s Knox app…

U.S. Government approves Samsung Galaxy devices for classified use

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5:55 pmFriday, October 24, 201465 Comments

Samsung Electronics announced its solutions have been approved by the United States government…

Millions of Android phones yet again vulnerable to data theft

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 9:28 amMonday, March 2, 201538 Comments

Bluebox Security, the same outfit that last year identified a worrisome…

Russian government officials dump Apple iPads for Samsung tablets to ensure ‘tighter security’

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 4:50 pmWednesday, March 26, 201471 Comments

Russian government officials have swapped their iPads for Samsung tablets…

Apple’s 8GB iPhone 5c offers just 2.96GB less storage than Samsung’s ’16GB’ flagship Galaxy S5

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:01 pmWednesday, March 19, 20149 Comments

The new 8GB iPhone 5c creates a new, lower price point for sensitive markets…

Why Apple’s iPhone 5s beats Samsung’s Galaxy S5

Monday, March 3, 2014 2:28 pmMonday, March 3, 201419 Comments

iOS-powered chamfered aircraft-grade aluminum and glass versus a 32-bit plastic phone from Korea with a third-party iOS knockoff slapped…

What ate Microsoft is eating Google and Samsung

Friday, September 6, 2013 12:00 pmFriday, September 6, 201334 Comments

Apple’s carefully cultivated, highly orchestrated, fine-tuned ecosystem…

First case of Android Trojan spreading via mobile botnets discovered

Thursday, September 5, 2013 3:28 pmThursday, September 5, 201322 Comments

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