Tag Archives: Android

Released in July Android update (levels 2019-07-01 and 2019-07-05) brought patches for 33 vulnerabilities in OS itself, libraries, frameworks, and also for Qualcomm closed and open components. Among fixed issues were nine critical RCE bugs. According to the official Android Security Bulletin, the most dangerous of all vulnerabilities is a …

Last week it was reported that Outlook app for Android, which is used by more than 100,000,000 people, eliminated dangerous XSS bug. Vulnerability received a CVE-2019-1105 identifier and affected Outlook for Android prior to version 3.0.88. The problem was in a so-called stored XSS, that is, a “stored” or “permanent” …

Previously, manufacturers of forensic tools that allow hacking mobile devices preferred not to tell anyone about their products, except for their clients among law enforcement agencies and special services, but now everything has changed. Israeli company Cellebrite has publicly announced that since now with its UFED Premium tool, it is …

Mozilla, a company that develops one of the most popular browsers, said about its plans to “transplant” its Android users from Firefox on new mobile browser Fenix. According to published by company report, Firefox for Android lifecycle will stop in 2020. Mozilla developers worked on Fenix during the last few …

Changes aim to prevent any opportunities for malware developers to post their products in Google Play Store. In particular, Google implemented new limitations for Android API, and now prior to Play Store publication application will undergo a complicated safety check. Among other improvements is testing of new applications by people …

In March 2019, a giant fraud scheme was discovered, in which hidden video ads were launched in Android applications. Because of it, the devices were quickly discharged and the transfer of personal data. The fraudsters used services that paid for viewing advertisements and made it so that users allegedly started …

Google has released the first beta version of the new version of the mobile operating system Android 10 or Android Q, in order to familiarize the user community with new features and improvements. In Android Q, developers have focused on improving security and privacy, and also added support for all …