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Beware of predatory fin(tech): Loan sharks use Android apps to reach new depths

Since the beginning of 2023, ESET researchers have observed an alarming growth of deceptive Android loan apps, which present themselves as legitimate personal loan...

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Dangerous Android phone 0-day bugs revealed – patch or work around them now!

by Paul Ducklin Google has just revealed a fourfecta of critical zero-day bugs affecting a wide range of Android phones,...

Not‑so‑private messaging: Trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram apps go after cryptocurrency wallets

ESET researchers analyzed Android and Windows clippers that can tamper with instant messages and use OCR to steal cryptocurrency funds ESET researchers...

One of PC VR’s Most Anticipated Games Gets Updated Demo Prior to March Launch

Vertigo 2, the hotly awaited sequel to the original 2016 single-player VR adventure, has had the same demo on Steam for the...

Pwn2Own Toronto: 54 hacks, 63 new bugs, $1 million in bounties

by Paul Ducklin You’ve probably heard of Pwn2Own, a hacking contest that started life alongside the annual CanSecWest cybersecurity event...

Anticipated PC VR Title ‘Vertigo 2’ Gets Early 2023 Release Date & New Gameplay Trailer

Vertigo 2 has been on our radar thanks to its slick unique world and slick-looking weaponry. While we still have a little...

Cybersecurity ‘Nutrition’ Labels Still a Work in Progress

Pretty much every aspect of the effort to create easy-to-understand labels for Internet of Things (IoT) products is up in the air, according to participants in the process.

“Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel bug lets anyone write to any file

Even read-only files can be written to, leading to a dangerously general purpose elevation-of-privilege attack.

Google Bringing Privacy Sandbox to Android to Limit Sharing of User Data

Google on Wednesday announced plans to bring its Privacy Sandbox initiatives to Android in a bid to expand its privacy-focused, but also less disruptive, advertising technology beyond the desktop web. To that end, the internet giant said it will work towards building solutions that prevent cross-app tracking à la Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, effectively limiting sharing of

Microsoft’s new Defender Preview is a safety blanket for Windows and Android

Fighting Back Against Pegasus, Other Advanced Mobile Malware

Detecting infection traces from Pegasus and other APTs can be tricky, complicated by iOS and Android security features.

Google squashes Android zero‑day bug exploited in targeted attacks

Beyond the vulnerability in the Android kernel, the monthly round of security patches plugs another 38 security loopholes

The post Google squashes Android zero‑day bug exploited in targeted attacks appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Google debuts new Private Compute features in ramp up of Android security

Google has introduced new features to Android's Private Compute Core, a secure environment currently in the beta stages of development. On Thursday,...

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