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Google Play’s app marketplace has seen a dramatic 47% drop in available apps
— from 3.4 million to 1.8 million — since the start of 2024. An analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures attributes the decline to stricter quality standards, expan…
LG will permanently shut down its Android smartphone update servers on June 30, 2025, ending all software, app, and security updates for its devices. If you’re still using an smartphone, you’ll want to install any remaining updates before that date, as…
Security researchers have exposed critical vulnerabilities in Qualcomm GPU drivers, impacting a vast array of Android devices from brands like Samsung, Honor, Xiaomi, and Vivo. These exploits, centered around the GPU Address Fault (GPUAF) primitive, ta…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Russian military personnel are being targeted with recently discovered Android malware that steals their contacts and tracks their location. The malware is hidden inside a modified app for Alpine Q…
A new Android spyware was discovered in a fake Alpine Quest app, reportedly used by Russian soldiers for war zone planning. Doctor Web researchers uncovered a new spyware, tracked as Android.Spy.1292.origin, targeting Russian military personnel. The malicious code was hidden in a trojanized Alpine Quest app and spread via Russian Android catalogs. The malware steals […]
Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting idle for three days. iPhones have had this feature for a while; it’s nice to see Google add it to their phones.
‘SuperCard X’ – a new MaaS – targets Androids via NFC relay attacks, enabling fraudulent POS and ATM transactions with stolen card data. Cleafy researchers discovered a new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called SuperCard X targeting Android devices with NFC relay attacks for fraudulent cash-outs. Attackers promote the MaaS through Telegram channels, analysis shows SuperCard X builds […]
Threat intelligence experts at Perplexity uncovered an advanced variant of the SpyMax/SpyNote family of Android spyware, cleverly disguised as the official application of the Chinese Prosecutor’s Office (检察院). This malicious software was targeting Chi…
A comprehensive study by zLabs, the research team at Zimperium, has found that over 43% of the top 100 mobile applications used in business environments contain severe vulnerabilities that expose sensitive data to potential hackers. This finding unders…
An anonymous reader shares a report: A silent update rolling out to virtually all Android devices will make your phone more secure, and all you have to do is not touch it for a few days. The new feature implements auto-restart of a locked device, which…