Malware & Threats Thousands Download New Mandrake Android Spyware Version From Google Play Five Android applications containing the Mandrake spyware have been downloaded over 32,000 times from Google Play since 2022. Ionut ArghireJuly 30, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Verizon Subsidiary Settles With FCC for $16M Over Three Data Breaches Verizon subsidiary TracFone Wireless settles for $16 million with the FCC over three old data breaches. Ionut ArghireJuly 24, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China Starting in September, Microsoft will mandate the the use of Apple’s iPhones to authenticate identities when logging into work machines. SecurityWeek NewsJuly 8, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Google Patches 25 Android Flaws, Including Critical Privilege Escalation Bug Google ships an Android security update with fixes for 15 vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity flaw in Framework. Ionut ArghireJuly 2, 2024
Malware & Threats Google Warns of Pixel Firmware Zero-Day Under Limited, Targeted Exploitation The zero-day is tagged as CVE-2024-32896 and described as an elevation of privilege issue in Pixel Firmware. Ryan NaraineJune 12, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Apple Says iPhones Will Get Security Updates for at Least 5 Years To comply with new UK government regulations, Apple has specified that iPhones will get at least 5 years of security updates. Eduard KovacsJune 7, 2024
Mobile & Wireless 37 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android Android’s June 2024 security update resolves 37 vulnerabilities, including high-severity flaws in Framework and System. Ionut ArghireJune 4, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Android 15 Brings Improved Fraud and Malware Protections Google is boosting fraud and malware protections in Android 15 with live threat detection and expanded restricted settings. Ionut ArghireMay 16, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Android Update Patches Critical Vulnerability Android’s May 2024 security update patches 38 vulnerabilities, including a critical bug in the System component. Ionut ArghireMay 8, 2024
Mobile & Wireless 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. Eduard KovacsMay 3, 2024
Malware & Threats 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. Ionut ArghireMay 1, 2024
Malware & Threats 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. Ionut ArghireMay 1, 2024