Security & Privacy News

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

   By Karlston, August 17, 2021   

   • android 12
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,308 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
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   • 711 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • February 8, 2023

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

   By alf9872000, October 23, 2022
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   • 691 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • October 23, 2022

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

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

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

   By alf9872000, March 27, 2023
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   • 846 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 27, 2023

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

   By aum, July 3, 2021
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   • 744 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 3, 2021

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

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

8. Android April 2023 Security Updates fix several critical vulnerabilities

   By alf9872000, April 4, 2023
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   • 751 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • April 4, 2023

9. Android file manager apps infect thousands with Sharkbot malware

   By alf9872000, November 22, 2022
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   • 630 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 22, 2022

10. Android July security updates fix three actively exploited bugs

    By Karlston, July 6, 2023   

    • android
    • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 1,017 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 6, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

    By alf9872000, October 28, 2022
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    • 567 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 28, 2022

14. Android malware Escobar steals your Google Authenticator MFA codes

    By Karlston, March 12, 2022   

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

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

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

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

    By alf9872000, April 17, 2023
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    • 656 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 17, 2023

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

    By alf9872000, March 7, 2023
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    • 647 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 7, 2023

18. 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
    • 865 views
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    • Comment by Matt
    • March 23, 2022

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

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

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

    By Karlston, October 5, 2021   

    • android
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,087 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 5, 2021

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

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

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

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

23. Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen

    By alf9872000, November 12, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 700 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 12, 2022

24. Android phones are vulnerable to fingerprint brute-force attacks

    By alf9872000, May 22, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,018 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 22, 2023

25. Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days

    By Karlston, April 15   

    • android
    • phones
    • 0 comments
    • 226 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 15