Two high-severity flaws in the SHAREit Android app allow an attacker to bypass the file transfer application’s device authentication mechanism – and ultimately download content and arbitrary files from the victim’s device, along with a raft of data such as Facebook tokens and cookies. TL;DR This blog post is about […]
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So we have all heard about the recent DDoS attack on ProtonMail over the last week or so, but that hasn’t stopped them cracking on with things. I have been with ProtonMail since I heard about them opening it up for a limited amount […]
Update flawed, new one needed for countless gadgets Google’s security update to fix the Stagefright vulnerability in millions of Android smartphones is buggy – and a new patch is needed. The Stagefright flaw is named after a component within the Android operating system that, among other things, processes incoming text […]
Days after a security flaw in Android’s media playback system Stagefright was publicly revealed, threatening nearly a billion Android devices, another wide-reaching security flaw could be used to make a victim’s Android device completely unresponsive. According to security firm Trend Micro, which publicly disclosed info about the vulnerability Wednesday, the […]
Got an Android phone? Then read on – your beloved smartphone could be at risk from an alarmingly easy hack. The flaw has been discovered in the way that Android’s Hangout app instantly processes videos and images your mobile receives attached to text messages: to make it as easy for users […]
If you’ve lost your Android device, and it happens to be protected by Cerberus, locating said device (or protecting the data held within) is only an SMS command away. If you’ve lost or had your Android device stolen—and you happen to have Cerberus installed and running—that device is only a […]