Tag: mobile security
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The Register: Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite with custom cores for Android phones
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/qualcomm_snapdragon_8_elite/ Source: The Register Title: Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite with custom cores for Android phones Feedly Summary: New flagship SoC drops Arm and grows its own legs with Oryon During day one of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, it unveiled its latest flagship SoC, dubbed the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This marks…
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The Register: Google brings better bricking to Androids, to curtail crims
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/08/google_android_security/ Source: The Register Title: Google brings better bricking to Androids, to curtail crims Feedly Summary: Improved security features teased in May now appearing around the world Google has apparently started a global rollout of three features in Android designed to make life a lot harder for thieves to profit from purloined phones.……
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The Register: Apple fixes bug that let VoiceOver shout your passwords
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/04/apple_voiceover_password_bug/ Source: The Register Title: Apple fixes bug that let VoiceOver shout your passwords Feedly Summary: Not a great look when the iGiant just launched its first password manager Apple just fixed a duo of security bugs in iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1, one of which might cause users’ saved passwords to be…
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The Register: Victims lose $70k to one single wallet-draining app on Google’s Play Store
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/26/victims_lose_70k_to_play/ Source: The Register Title: Victims lose $70k to one single wallet-draining app on Google’s Play Store Feedly Summary: Attacker got 10k people to download ‘trusted’ web3 brand cheat before Mountain view intervened The latest in a long line of cryptocurrency wallet-draining attacks has stolen $70,000 from people who downloaded a dodgy app…
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Slashdot: 11 Million Devices Infected With Botnet Malware Hosted In Google Play
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/09/23/213203/11-million-devices-infected-with-botnet-malware-hosted-in-google-play?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: 11 Million Devices Infected With Botnet Malware Hosted In Google Play Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the resurgence of malicious behavior in legitimate Android apps, specifically highlighting the discovery of new infections linked to a previously identified malware family. This emphasizes the ongoing…
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The Register: Necro malware continues to haunt side-loaders of dodgy Android mods
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/23/necro_malware_android/ Source: The Register Title: Necro malware continues to haunt side-loaders of dodgy Android mods Feedly Summary: 11M devices exposed to trojan, Kaspersky says The Necro trojan is once again making a move against Android users, with up to eleven million individuals thought to be exposed to infected apps.… AI Summary and Description:…