November 04, 2020

Another Chrome zero-day, this time on Android – check your version!

Another week, another Chrome zero-day, this time on your phone.

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October 13, 2020

Creepy covert camera “feature” found in popular smartwatch for kids

This popular smartwatch aimed at kids had a backdoor that received covert encrypted commands via SMS.

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September 07, 2020

Monday review – catch up on our latest articles and videos

Our recent articles and videos, all in one place.

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June 17, 2020

More ad fraud apps found hiding on Google Play Store

Fraudulent Android app developers have been discovered trying to manipulate Google’s Play Store security by removing suspicious code before adding it back in to see what trips detection systems.

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June 09, 2020

Microsoft pushes fixes for 128 security bugs in June, 2020 Patch Tuesday

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May 28, 2020

Android ‘StrandHogg 2.0’ flaw lets malware assume identity of any app

A critical security flaw in Android could be used by attackers to “assume the identity” of legitimate apps in order to carry out on-device phishing attacks, say researchers.

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April 20, 2020

Fan vibrations can be used to transmit data from air-gapped machines

Scientists known for finding ways to transmit software from non-networked computers have figured out a way to do it with computer fan vibrations.

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April 09, 2020

Google removes Android VPN with ‘critical vulnerability’ from Play Store

Google has removed the SuperVPN program from the Google Play store after researchers notified it of a critical vulnerability.

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April 08, 2020

Update Firefox again – more RCEs and an Android “takeover” bug too

Hot on the heels of Firefox's emergency update over the weekend are the four-weekly fixes that Mozilla had in train already. Get 'em now!

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