Latest Android news

Microsoft is killing off the Android apps in Windows 11 feature

Microsoft has unexpectedly announced they are ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android next year on March 5th.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 05, 2024
- 02:23 PM
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Brave browser launches privacy-focused AI assistant on Android

Brave Software is the next company to jump into AI, announcing a new privacy-preserving AI assistant called "Leo" is rolling out on the Android version of its browser through the latest release, version 1.63.
- Bill Toulas
- February 29, 2024
- 03:42 PM
- 0
Anatsa Android malware downloaded 150,000 times via Google Play

The Anatsa banking trojan has been targeting users in Europe by infecting Android devices through malware droppers hosted on Google Play.
- Bill Toulas
- February 19, 2024
- 08:34 AM
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New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

A new iOS and Android trojan named 'GoldPickaxe' employs a social engineering scheme to trick victims into scanning their faces and ID documents, which are believed to be used to generate deepfakes for unauthorized banking access.
- Bill Toulas
- February 15, 2024
- 03:00 AM
- 2
Android XLoader malware can now auto-execute after installation

A new version of the XLoader Android malware was discovered that automatically executes on devices it infects, requiring no user interaction to launch.
- Bill Toulas
- February 08, 2024
- 01:34 PM
- 0
Google tests blocking side-loaded Android apps with risky permissions

Google has launched a new pilot program to fight financial fraud by blocking the sideloading of Android APK files that request access to risky permissions.
- Bill Toulas
- February 07, 2024
- 01:57 PM
- 4
Google says spyware vendors behind most zero-days it discovers

Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind 80% of the zero-day vulnerabilities Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered in 2023 and used to spy on devices worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- February 06, 2024
- 12:27 PM
- 4
More Android apps riddled with malware spotted on Google Play

An Android remote access trojan (RAT) known as VajraSpy was found in 12 malicious applications, six of which were available on Google Play from April 1, 2021, through September 10, 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- February 01, 2024
- 01:19 PM
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Exploit released for Android local elevation flaw impacting 7 OEMs

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a local privilege elevation flaw impacting at least seven Android original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is now publicly available on GitHub. However, as the exploit requires local access, its release will mostly be helpful to researchers.
- Bill Toulas
- January 31, 2024
- 02:15 PM
- 2
Microsoft tests instant access to Android photos in Windows 11

Microsoft plans to provide Windows 11 users with almost instant access to photos and screenshots they've taken on their Android smartphones.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 18, 2024
- 02:42 PM
- 0
Bigpanzi botnet infects 170,000 Android TV boxes with malware

A previously unknown cybercrime syndicate named 'Bigpanzi' has been making significant money by infecting Android TV and eCos set-top boxes worldwide since at least 2015.
- Bill Toulas
- January 17, 2024
- 01:54 PM
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GrapheneOS: Frequent Android auto-reboots block firmware exploits

GrapheneOS, a privacy and security-focused Android-based operating system, has posted a series of tweets on X suggesting that Android should introduce frequent auto-reboots to make it harder for forensic software vendors to exploit firmware flaws and spy on the users.
- Bill Toulas
- January 14, 2024
- 10:32 AM
- 3
Google Search bug shows blank page in Firefox for Android

Users of the Firefox browser for Android have been reporting that they are seeing a blank page when trying to load the main Google Search site.
- Bill Toulas
- January 09, 2024
- 09:48 AM
- 2
Android game dev’s Google Drive misconfig highlights cloud security risks

Japanese game developer Ateam has proven that a simple Google Drive configuration mistake can result in the potential but unlikely exposure of sensitive information for nearly one million people over a period of six years and eight months.
- Bill Toulas
- December 31, 2023
- 10:09 AM
- 4
New Xamalicious Android malware installed 330k times on Google Play

A previously unknown Android backdoor named 'Xamalicious' has infected approximately 338,300 devices via malicious apps on Google Play, Android's official app store.
- Bill Toulas
- December 27, 2023
- 10:54 AM
- 0
Android malware Chameleon disables Fingerprint Unlock to steal PINs

The Chameleon Android banking trojan has re-emerged with a new version that uses a tricky technique to take over devices — disable fingerprint and face unlock to steal device PINs.
- Bill Toulas
- December 21, 2023
- 05:00 AM
- 0
Ten new Android banking trojans targeted 985 bank apps in 2023

This year has seen the emergence of ten new Android banking malware families, which collectively target 985 bank and fintech/trading apps from financial institutes across 61 countries.
- Bill Toulas
- December 14, 2023
- 02:40 PM
- 0
AutoSpill attack steals credentials from Android password managers

Security researchers developed a new attack, which they named AutoSpill, to steal account credentials on Android during the autofill operation.
- Bill Toulas
- December 09, 2023
- 10:14 AM
- 3
SpyLoan Android malware on Google Play downloaded 12 million times

More than a dozen malicious loan apps, which are generically named SpyLoan, have been downloaded more than 12 million times this year from Google Play but the count is much larger since they are also available on third-party stores and suspicious websites.
- Bill Toulas
- December 05, 2023
- 09:27 AM
- 0
December Android updates fix critical zero-click RCE flaw

Google announced today that the December 2023 Android security updates tackle 85 vulnerabilities, including a critical severity zero-click remote code execution (RCE) bug.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 04, 2023
- 02:37 PM
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