Millions of budget smartphones that use UNISOC chipsets could have their communications remotely disrupted by hackers due to a critical vulnerability discovered recently by researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point.
Europol Announces Takedown of FluBot Mobile Spyware
Europol today announced the takedown of FluBot, a piece of mobile malware targeting both Android and iOS devices that has been fast-spreading via SMS messages.
Hackers Can Abuse Low-Power Mode to Run Malware on Powered-Off iPhones
Spain’s Spy Chief Sacked Over Phone Hacking Scandal
Spain’s government on Tuesday sacked the country’s spy chief as part of a widening scandal over the hacking of the mobile phones of the prime minister and Catalan separatist leaders.
Google Rolls Out Developer Preview of Android Privacy Sandbox
Google has taken another step toward enabling new privacy-focused advertising solutions on Android, with the release of Privacy Sandbox in developer preview.
Google Offering Up to $1.5 Million for Android 13 Beta Exploits
In an effort to improve the security of its mobile operating system, Google has temporarily increased the bug bounty payouts for vulnerabilities identified in Android 13 beta.
1.2 Million Bad Apps Blocked From Reaching Google Play in 2021
Google claims that it prevented 1.2 million bad applications from reaching Google Play in 2021, but cybercriminals are still finding ways to deliver malware through the official Android app store.
Tractor-Trailer Brake Controllers Vulnerable to Remote Hacker Attacks
Audio Codec Made by Apple Introduced Serious Vulnerabilities in Millions of Android Phones
An open source audio codec developed by Apple is affected by serious vulnerabilities that have been pushed to millions of Android devices by some of the world’s largest mobile chipset manufacturers.
‘Octo’ Android Trojan Allows Cybercrooks to Conduct On-Device Fraud
Threat Fabric security researchers have analyzed an Android banking trojan that allows its operators to perform on-device fraud.














