A new Android bug, Strandhogg 2.0, lets malware pose as real apps and steal user data
Security researchers have found a major vulnerability in almost every version of Android, which lets malware imitate legitimate apps to steal app passwords and other sensitive data. The vulnerability, dubbed…
5 Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week – Android Apps Weekly [305]
Welcome to the 305th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week: YouTube Music has a new in feature in testing and it’s actually an old…
New Android Warning: These 25 ‘Significantly Harmful’ Apps Now Have 600+ Million Installs
Another warning for Android users as to the perils lurking on the Play Store this week, with a new report from the research team at Sophos into the menace of so-called…
5 Android apps you shouldnt’ miss this week! – Android Apps Weekly
Welcome to the 298th edition of Android Apps Weekly! Here are the big headlines from the last week: ToTok, an up and coming chat app, was pulled from Google Play this…
Android Users, Protect Your Phones From These 15 Malware Apps on Google Play Store
Android phone users are being asked to delete 15 apps listed on the Google Play Store. These apps contain malicious software and could pose a risk for a major data…
New Android Warning: These 15 Malicious Apps May Be Hiding On Your Phone—Uninstall Now
As the stories keep coming about malicious apps finding their way onto Google’s Play Store, one serious concern is the increasingly sophisticated efforts made by those apps to hide their…
Telecom Secretary Says No Intent to Put Blanket Ban on Messaging Apps
HIGHLIGHTS Government is looking for other "technical solutions" Solutions to be based on metadata and artificial intelligence DoT wants to curb instances of fake news and misuse of apps The…
Apple Cracks Down on Apps Sharing Information on Users’ Contacts
Apple changed its App Store rules last week to limit how developers obtain, use and share information about iPhone owners' friends and other contacts. The move cracks down on a years-long practice. Developers…
Thousands of ‘innocent’ Android apps watch videos and view ads behind your back, says report
That cute cat wallpaper for your Android phone or free photo-editing software app you downloaded may be using your phone without your permission and running up fraudulent ad views, according…
Google Buys Senosis Health, Maker of Diagnostic Apps for Smartphones: Report
HIGHLIGHTS The startup was founded by Professor Shwetak Patel Senosis turns smartphones into medical devices and collects health stats Patel is a professor at University of Washington Google has acquired Senosis…