Google has taken another step toward enabling new privacy-focused advertising solutions on Android, with the release of Privacy Sandbox in developer preview.
Google Rolls Out Developer Preview of Android Privacy Sandbox
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.
Google Updates Target API Level Requirements for Android Apps
Google this week announced updated target level API requirements for Android applications in an attempt to improve the overall security of the ecosystem.
SharkBot Android Malware Continues Popping Up on Google Play
Over the past couple of months, security researchers identified several applications in Google Play that were designed to download the SharkBot Android trojan.
New Android Spyware Uses Turla-Linked Infrastructure
Lab52 security researchers have dissected a new piece of Android malware that they discovered while analyzing infrastructure associated with Russian cyberespionage group Turla.
Remote ‘Brokenwire’ Hack Prevents Charging of Electric Vehicles
Researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK and Switzerland’s Armasuisse federal agency have identified a new attack method that can be used to remotely interrupt the charging of electric vehicles.
