Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Android.
ESET researchers have found apps that impersonate the Turkish BtcTurk crypto exchange, but in reality use new techniques to bypass SMS-based two-step verification (2FA). This also circumvents Google's recent SMS authorisation restrictions. In March this year, Google decided to restrict the use of SM... Read more
5 years ago
In 2017, the news sounded that criminals had managed to install an advanced backdoor on certain Android devices, even before they had left the factories. Now, almost two years later, this is also confirmed by Google itself. The backdoor in question is Triada, a malware that was uncovered by Kaspersk... Read more
5 years ago
On average, 72 percent of tablets and handheld devices in businesses run Android. That's what Panasonic Business' research shows. Smartphones are not included in that number. In addition, 60 per cent of buyers say that the operating system is becoming increasingly integrated into their organisation.... Read more
5 years ago
Huawei could have its own operating system for smartphones and laptops ready for use in China as early as this autumn. This is what Chinese tech giant Head Consumer Market Richard Yu says versus CNBC. The Chinese tech giant was blacklisted by the US last week, after which Google withdrew the Android... Read more
5 years ago
Microsoft has improved the Your Phone app, allowing app notifications on Android to be synced from the phone with PCs running Windows 10. Your Phone is an app for Android phones and Windows 10, allowing users to complete tasks on different devices. The function was announced on Twitter by Vishnu Nat... Read more
5 years ago
Avast security researchers have found fifty rogue apps that passed Google's security checks and ended up in the Google Play Store. The apps have been installed millions of times on Android devices. The apps are related to lifestyle services, writes ZDNet. They pretend to be legitimate software, but... Read more
5 years ago
Last year, Google was fined 4.3 billion euros for abusing its monopoly position with Android in Europe. The search giant adds a drop-down menu in a future update so you can choose a new search engine and internet browser. The update applies to new and existing Android devices. Google has made the ch... Read more
5 years ago
During Google Cloud Next, Google announced that the Google Security Key no longer only works via a USB stick like the Titan Security Key. Android smartphones with Android 7 and higher can now also be used as Google Security Key. This makes the use of secure two factor authentication much easier. Al... Read more
5 years ago
Google is optimistic about the health of its Android ecosystem. The company's fifth annual security and privacy report provides insight into the fight against rogue apps on the smartphone platform. Although the percentage of potentially harmful applications (PHAs) downloaded to the Google Play Store... Read more
5 years ago
A newly discovered form of Android malware has stolen crypto currency and bank data from over 125 different apps. The malware called Gustuff was discovered by Group-IB security researchers. The Trojan would become more popular among cybercriminals because it was made specifically for banking and cry... Read more
5 years ago
