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Google Enhances Play Protect to Defend Against Polymorphic Malware

| | android, google, polymorphic malware
Google is strengthening its Google Play Protect tool with new real-time scanning features that aim to deal with the growing challenge of malicious apps that use polymorphic malware to evade detection. The ...
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Broken ARM: Mali Malware Pwns Phones

| | android, ARM, CVE-2023-33200, CVE-2023-34970, CVE-2023-4211, GPU, hardware supply chain, Linux, Mali, open source software supply chain, SB Blogwatch, software supply chain, software supply chain risk, Software Supply Chain risks, software supply chain security, Software Supply Chain Security Risks
Exploited in the wild: Yet more use-after-free vulns in Arm’s Mali GPU driver ...
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BadBazaar: Chinese Spyware Shams Signal, Telegram Apps

| | android, android spyware, APT15, BadBazaar, Flygram, google, Google Play Incompetence, Google Play Store, GREF, Lukas Stefanko, Nickel, Samsung, SB Blogwatch, signal, Signal Plus Messenger, spyware, Telegram, Vixen Panda
After sneaking into Google and Samsung app stores, “GREF” APT targets Uyghurs and other PRC minorities ...
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By Following the Crypto, Cyfirma Identifies Developer Behind CraxsRAT

| | android, cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Malware, rat
The person responsible for developing the dangerous CraxsRAT malware that targets Android devices has been operating in Syria for more than eight years and has accumulated at least $75,000 over the last ...
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Android Foils AirTag Stalkers and Thieves — While Apple Does Nothing

| | AirTag, android, Apple, Consumer IoT, cyberstalking, geolocation, google, iot, location privacy, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Stalking
C’mon Cupertino: “Unknown Tracker Detected,” your phone screams. What now? ...
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FTC's Complaint Against Ring, Detecting Malware Infected Apps, America's Most Cybersecure Companies

The FTC’s Complaint Against Ring, Detecting Malware Infected Apps, America’s Most Cybersecure Companies

| | amazon, America, android, companies, Cyber Security, Cybersecure, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Episodes, fine, Forebes, FTC, google, Google Play, Hacker Safe, Hackers, Information Security, Infosec, iRecorder, Malicious App, Malware, Mobile, Mobile App, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, Ring, security, SecurityScorecard, smartphone, technology, vulnerability, Weekly Edition
The FTC charged Ring, the Amazon-owned home security camera company, for compromising customer privacy and having inadequate security measures. Employees accessed private videos, while hackers exploited vulnerabilities and now Ring needs to ...
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‘BrutePrint’ Unlocks Android Phones — Chinese Researchers

‘BrutePrint’ Unlocks Android Phones — Chinese Researchers

| | android, Authentication, authentication bypass, biometric, biometric authentication, biometric security, biometrics authentication, Biometrics-Based Authentication, BrutePrint, fingerprint, Fingerprint Scanners, fingerprint scanning, fingerprint sensors, fingerprints, iot, Man In The Middle, man in the middle attack, man in the middle attacks, mitm, MitM Attack, mitm attacks, SB Blogwatch, Trusted Execution Environment
Or, at least, OLDER phones: SPI/TEE MITM FAIL ...
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Arkansas Social Media Consent Law, Android Malware Invasion, New Method of Keyless Car Theft

Arkansas Social Media Consent Law, Android Malware Invasion, New Method of Keyless Car Theft

| | ad fraud, android, Arkansas, Auto Industry, Car manufacturers, Car theft, Child protection, crime, Cyber Security, cyberbullying, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Episodes, facebook, Google Play Store, Information Security, Infosec, Keyless Entry, malicious apps, Malware, Minors, mobile devices, online safety, Parental consent, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, security, social media, technology, Tekya, Vulnerabilities, Weekly Edition
Is Arkansas taking the right step to protect children online? A new law passed in the state makes it illegal for minors to use social media without their parent or guardian’s consent ...
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‘See No Evil’ — Mozilla SLAMS Google’s App Privacy Labels

‘See No Evil’ — Mozilla SLAMS Google’s App Privacy Labels

| | android, Android apps, facebook, google, Google Play Store, Minecraft, Mozilla, Mozilla Foundation, Play Store, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, See no evil, Twitter
Google doesn’t want you to know what your Android apps do with your data. That seems to be the conclusion from a Mozilla study into the Play Store ...
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Leaked Signing Keys Are Being Used to Sign Malware

| | android, keys, leaks, Malware, Uncategorized
A bunch of Android OEM signing keys have been leaked or stolen, and they are actively being used to sign malware. Łukasz Siewierski, a member of Google’s Android Security Team, has a ...
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