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Posted by Jeff Vander Stoep – Android team, and Alex Rebert – Security Foundations
Memory safety vulnerabilities remain a pervasive threat to software security. At Google, we believe the path to eliminating this class of vulnerabilities at scale and …
Posted by Xuan Xing, Eugene Rodionov, Jon Bottarini, Adam Bacchus – Android Red Team;
Amit Chaudhary, Lyndon Fawcett, Joseph Artgole – Arm Product Security Team
Who cares about GPUs?
You, me, and the entire ecosystem! GPUs (graphics processin…
Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman reports: There are many reasons why you may want to sideload apps on your Android phone, but there are also good reasons why developers would want to block sideloading. A sideloaded app won’t contribute to the develop…
Recent research has revealed a new Android malware targeting mnemonic keys, a crucial component for cryptocurrency wallet recovery. Disguised as legitimate apps, this malware scans devices for images containing mnemonic phrases. Once installed, it cove…
Posted by Ivan Lozano and Dominik Maier, Android Team Android’s use of safe-by-design principles drives our adoption of memory-safe languages like Rust, making exploitation of the OS increasingly difficult with every release. To provide a secure founda…
Posted by Dave Kleidermacher, VP Engineering, Android Security and Privacy, and Giles Hogben, Senior Director, Privacy Engineering, Android
Your smartphone holds a lot of your personal information to help you get things done every day. On Android, we…
Before your phone gets lost or stolen, put some basic steps in place. You’ll want to act quickly, so preparation…
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Posted by Nataliya Stanetsky and Roger Piqueras Jover, Android Security & Privacy Team
Cell-site simulators, also known as False Base Stations (FBS) or Stingrays, are radio devices that mimic real cell sites in order to lure mobile devices to connect…
In today’s interconnected world, our mobile devices serve as essential tools for communication, productivity, and entertainment. However, for some tech-savvy…
The post How Does Jailbreaking Or Rooting Affect My Mobile Device Security? appeared first on McAfee Blog.
“Vishing” occurs when criminals cold-call victims and attempt to persuade them to divulge personal information over the phone. These scammers…
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