Tag: android devices
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Schneier on Security: Report on Paragon Spyware
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/report-on-paragon-spyware.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Report on Paragon Spyware Feedly Summary: Citizen Lab has a new report on Paragon’s spyware: Key Findings: Introducing Paragon Solutions. Paragon Solutions was founded in Israel in 2019 and sells spyware called Graphite. The company differentiates itself by claiming it has safeguards to prevent the kinds of…
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The Register: The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/badbox_botnet_returns/ Source: The Register Title: The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids Feedly Summary: Best not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort Human Security’s Satori research team says it has found a…
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Hacker News: Google’s Unannounced Update Scans All Your Photos
Source URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/02/28/google-starts-scanning-your-photos-without-any-warning/ Source: Hacker News Title: Google’s Unannounced Update Scans All Your Photos Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the controversy surrounding Google’s SafetyCore application, which was silently installed on Android devices and is capable of scanning user photos for sensitive content. It parallels similar concerns raised with…
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Wired: 1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/1-million-third-party-android-devices-badbox-2/ Source: Wired Title: 1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers Feedly Summary: New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…
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Hacker News: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ Source: Hacker News Title: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The research by Doug Leith exposes significant privacy concerns surrounding Android’s data handling practices, particularly regarding the use of advertising cookies and device identifiers without user consent.…
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The Register: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ Source: The Register Title: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app Feedly Summary: No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims … no consent Research from a leading academic shows Android users have advertising cookies and other gizmos working to build profiles on them even before they open…
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The Register: Qualcomm pledges 8 years of security updates for Android kit using its chips (YMMV)
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/qualcomm_android_support/ Source: The Register Title: Qualcomm pledges 8 years of security updates for Android kit using its chips (YMMV) Feedly Summary: Starting with Snapdragon 8 Elite and ‘droid 15 It seems manufacturers are finally getting the message that people want to use their kit for longer without security issues, as Qualcomm has said…
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Cloud Blog: Signals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russia-targeting-signal-messenger/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Signals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger Feedly Summary: Written by: Dan Black Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has observed increasing efforts from several Russia state-aligned threat actors to compromise Signal Messenger accounts used by individuals of interest to Russia’s intelligence services. While this…
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Hacker News: Google Fixes Android Kernel Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks
Source URL: https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/google-fixes-android-kernel-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/ Source: Hacker News Title: Google Fixes Android Kernel Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: CVE-2024-53104 has emerged as a significant zero-day vulnerability within the Linux kernel, particularly impacting the USB Video Class driver, and presents severe risks to Android devices. The exploration of this flaw…
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Cloud Blog: Using capa Rules for Android Malware Detection
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/capa-rules-android-malware-detection/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Using capa Rules for Android Malware Detection Feedly Summary: Mobile devices have become the go-to for daily tasks like online banking, healthcare management, and personal photo storage, making them prime targets for malicious actors seeking to exploit valuable information. Bad actors often turn to publishing and distributing malware…