Android’s May 2024 security update patches 38 vulnerabilities, including a critical bug in the System component.
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Microsoft Warns of ‘Dirty Stream’ Vulnerability in Popular Android Apps
Microsoft has uncovered a new type of attack called Dirty Stream that impacted Android apps with billions of installations.
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Google Boosts Bug Bounty Payouts Tenfold in Mobile App Security Push
Researchers can earn as much as $450,000 for a single vulnerability report as Google boosts its mobile vulnerability rewards program.
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Wpeeper Android Trojan Uses Compromised WordPress Sites to Shield Command-and-Control Server
The new Wpeeper Android trojan ceased operations after a week and has zero detections in VirusTotal.
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FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent
The Federal Communications Commission leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data.
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Google Says it Blocked 2.28 Million Apps from Google Play Store
In 2023, Google said it blocked 2.28 million bad applications from being published on Google Play and banned 333,000 developer accounts.
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Powerful ‘Brokewell’ Android Trojan Allows Attackers to Takeover Devices
A new Android trojan named Brokewell can steal user’s sensitive information and allows attackers to take over devices.
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Pixel Phone Zero-Days Exploited by Forensic Firms
Google this week patched two Pixel phone zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited by forensic companies to obtain data from devices.
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Google Patches Exploited Pixel Vulnerabilities
Google patches 28 vulnerabilities in Android and 25 bugs in Pixel devices, including two flaws exploited in the wild.
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‘Vultur’ Android Malware Gets Extensive Device Interaction Capabilities
NCC Group researchers warn that the Android banking malware ‘Vultur’ has been updated with device interaction and file tampering capabilities.
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