Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups

Security researchers exposed a spying campaign by a hack-for-hire group that used Android spyware and phishing to steal ...

Microsoft: Third-Party Android Vulnerability Leaves Over 50M Users Exposed

A flaw in the EngageLab SDK exposed 50 million Android users, allowing malicious apps to exploit trusted permissions and ...

Android flaw lets hackers unlock phones in under a minute

Researchers say a serious Android vulnerability affecting certain MediaTek processors could let attackers bypass your lock ...
Android Authority

A severe iPhone exploit is now public, and anyone can use it

DarkSword, a serious iPhone exploit kit, just leaked on GitHub. If your device is running iOS 18.4 through 18.7 — or legacy versions 15.8.7 or 16.7.15 — you’re vulnerable. Contacts, messages, call ...
SecurityWeek

Microsoft Finds Vulnerability Exposing Millions of Android Crypto Wallet Users

Microsoft discovered that a third-party Android SDK widely used in cryptocurrency wallet applications is affected by a severe ...
Android Police

Android is losing what made it special

When you think of Android, what comes to mind? For us, the word "freedom" is right at the top of the list. Android is an open source operating system, and part of a vast open platform. Historically, ...
Ars Technica

Google’s new version of Android Automotive will move beyond infotainment

Android has been creeping into cars for more than a decade, first with the phone-based Android Auto and later with built-in Android Automotive OS. Even when Android is running on cars, it has not been ...
Android Police

Android 17 Beta 3 rolls out to Pixel devices

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Mashable

iPhone exploit DarkSword has been released in the wild: How to protect yourself

iPhone users should be on alert: DarkSword spyware has been posted in the wild. Credit: Cheng Xin/Getty Images DarkSword, the web-based hacker tool that can be used to steal data from millions of ...
CoinTelegraph

Resolv temporarily halts protocol to ‘contain the impact’ of 80M USR exploit

Resolv’s USR dollar stablecoin is trading at just $0.24 after an attacker minted 80 million unbacked tokens, forcing a full protocol pause and reopening fears over stablecoin risk. Resolv Labs has ...
Android Authority

Android's new sideloading rules are here, and they come with a 24-hour lock!

Google is introducing a new sideloading flow on Android that includes a mandatory 24-hour lock and multiple steps when installing apps from unverified developers. The change is aimed at preventing ...
9to5Mac

Google reveals another exploit chain affecting outdated iPhones

Following its recent disclosure of the Coruna exploit chain targeting older iOS versions, the company has now revealed a similar attack believed to be called DarkSword. Here are the details. A few ...