Mobile & Wireless 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. Associated PressApril 30, 2024
Malware & Threats 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. Ionut ArghireApril 29, 2024
Malware & Threats 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. Ionut ArghireApril 26, 2024
Mobile & Wireless 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. Ionut ArghireApril 4, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Google Patches Exploited Pixel Vulnerabilities Google patches 28 vulnerabilities in Android and 25 bugs in Pixel devices, including two flaws exploited in the wild. Ionut ArghireApril 3, 2024
Malware & Threats ‘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. Ionut ArghireApril 1, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Apple is Making Big App Store Changes in Europe Over New Rules. Could it Mean More iPhone Hacking? Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe— at the risk of creating new... Associated PressMarch 7, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Android’s March 2024 Update Patches Critical Vulnerabilities Android’s March 2024 security update resolves 38 vulnerabilities, including two critical flaws in the System component. Ionut ArghireMarch 6, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Apple Blunts Zero-Day Attacks With iOS 17.4 Update Apple rolls out urgent patches to fix multiple security flaws in its flagship iOS platform and warned about zero-day exploits in the wild. Ryan NaraineMarch 5, 2024
Malware & Threats US Sanctions Spyware Company and Executives Who Targeted American Journalists, Government Officials The Treasury Department sanctioned individuals associated with Intellexa Consortium, maker of the powerful Predator Spyware. Associated PressMarch 5, 2024
Mobile & Wireless AT&T Says the Outage to Its US Cellphone Network Was Not Caused by a Cyberattack AT&T said the hourslong outage to its U.S. cellphone network Thursday appeared to be the result of a technical error, not a malicious attack. Associated PressFebruary 23, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Researchers Devise ‘VoltSchemer’ Attacks Targeting Wireless Chargers Researchers document VoltSchemer attacks that manipulate power voltage to take over commercial wireless chargers. Ionut ArghireFebruary 21, 2024