Security & Privacy News

4149 news in this category

1. Android 12 new privacy feature lets you grant approximate location access to apps

   By Karlston, August 17, 2021   

   • android 12
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,821 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 17, 2021

2. Android 14 to block malware from abusing sensitive permissions

   By alf9872000, February 8, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,182 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • February 8, 2023

3. Android 16 February 2026 Security Update Ships With Almost Nothing Fixed

   By Karlston, February 4   

   • google
   • android 16
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • google
     • android 16
     • security update
   • 0 comments
   • 390 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 4

4. Android adware apps in Google Play downloaded over 20 million times

   By alf9872000, October 23, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,262 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • October 23, 2022

5. Android and iOS apps with 15 million installs extort loan seekers

   By alf9872000, November 30, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,015 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 30, 2022

6. Android app from China executed 0-day exploit on millions of devices

   By alf9872000, March 27, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,479 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 27, 2023

7. Android Apps with 5.8 million Installs Caught Stealing Users' Facebook Passwords

   By aum, July 3, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,193 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 3, 2021

8. Android apps with spyware installed 421 million times from Google Play

   By alf9872000, May 30, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 989 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • May 30, 2023

9. Android April 2023 Security Updates fix several critical vulnerabilities

   By alf9872000, April 4, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,189 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • April 4, 2023

10. Android file manager apps infect thousands with Sharkbot malware

    By alf9872000, November 22, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,034 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 22, 2022

11. Android gets patches for Qualcomm flaws exploited in attacks

    By Karlston, August 5, 2025   

    • android
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 553 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 5, 2025

12. Android July security updates fix three actively exploited bugs

    By Karlston, July 6, 2023   

    • android
    • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 1,501 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 6, 2023

13. Android leaks some traffic even when 'Always-on VPN' is enabled

    By alf9872000, October 11, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 1,296 views
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    • Comment by x3r0
    • October 13, 2022

14. Android malware apps with 2 million installs spotted on Google Play

    By alf9872000, December 4, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 943 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 4, 2022

15. Android malware droppers with 130K installs found on Google Play

    By alf9872000, October 28, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 992 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 28, 2022

16. Android malware Escobar steals your Google Authenticator MFA codes

    By Karlston, March 12, 2022   

    • malware
    • android
    • 0 comments
    • 1,142 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 12, 2022

17. Android malware infected 300,000 devices to steal Facebook accounts

    By alf9872000, December 1, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,095 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 1, 2022

18. Android malware infiltrates 60 Google Play apps with 100M installs

    By alf9872000, April 17, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,078 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 17, 2023

19. Android malware NGate steals NFC data through HandyPay app

    By alf9872000, April 22
    • 0 comments
    • 168 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 22

20. Android March 2023 update fixes two critical code execution flaws

    By alf9872000, March 7, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,089 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 7, 2023

21. Android Messages and Dialer apps allegedly sent data to Google without consent

    By vissha, March 23, 2022   

    • google
    • google phone
    • (and 8 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • google phone
      • google messages
      • android phone
      • phone app
      • messages app
      • data collection
      • data collection abuse
      • spying
      • google dialer
    • 1 comment
    • 1,432 views
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    • Comment by Matt
    • March 23, 2022

22. Android Minecraft clones with 35M downloads infect users with adware

    By alf9872000, April 27, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,103 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 27, 2023

23. Android October patch fixes three critical bugs, 41 flaws in total

    By Karlston, October 5, 2021   

    • android
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,526 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 5, 2021

24. Android OEM key leak means sideloaded "updates" could be hiding serious malware

    By alf9872000, December 2, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,065 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 2, 2022

25. Android password-stealing malware infects 100,000 Google Play users

    By Karlston, March 21, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,155 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 21, 2022