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A vulnerability (CVE-2023-4211) in the kernel drivers for several Mali GPUs “may be under limited, targeted exploitation,” British semiconductor manufacturer Arm has confirmed on Monday, when it released drivers updated with patches. Arm’s Mali GPUs are used on a variety devices, most prominently on Android phones by Google, Samsung, Huawei, Nokia, Xiaomi, Oppo, and other […]
Continue ReadingThe October 2023 security update for Android patches two vulnerabilities exploited in attacks, both likely linked to spyware vendors. The post Android’s October 2023 Security Updates Patch Two Exploited Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingA Russian zero-day broker is willing to pay $20 million for zero-day exploits for iPhones and Android mobile devices. The Russian zero-day broker firm Operation Zero is increasing payouts for top-tier mobile exploits. The company is willing to pay up to $20,000,000 for zero-day exploits for iPhone and Android devices. Due to high demand on […]
Continue ReadingA group of academic researchers devised a technique to extract sounds from still images captured using smartphone cameras with rolling shutter and movable lens structures. The post Researchers Extract Sounds From Still Images on Smartphone Cameras appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue Reading57% of all monitored apps are under attack, with gaming (63%) and FinServ (62%) apps facing the highest risk, according to Digital.ai. The study found no correlation between an app’s popularity and likelihood of being attacked but found Android apps are more likely to be put in unsafe environments (76%) than iOS apps (55%). Android […]
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Posted by Martin Geisler, Android team Android 14 is the third major Android release with Rust support. We are already seeing a number of benefits: Productivity: Developers quickly feel productive writing Rust. They report important indicators of development velocity, such as confidence in the code quality and ease of code review. Security: There has been […]
Continue ReadingBy Deeba Ahmed The group behind this attack is the infamous Pakistani threat actor known as Transparent Tribe. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake YouTube Android Apps Used to Distribute CapraRAT
Continue ReadingThe server only understands the IP address and not the domain name. Whenever you type a domain name in the address field of the browser, you request through the DNS to know the IP address of the site/domain you are requesting. In short, the DNS server changes the domain name into the associated IP and […]
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Pour les messageries populaires, comme Telegram, Signal et WhatsApp, il existe un certain nombre de clients alternatifs (à ne pas confondre avec clients comme dans le cas des clients humains – la personne qui a choisi cette terminologie ambiguë mérite un bon savon). Ces applications modifiées, appelées mods, offrent souvent aux utilisateurs des fonctionnalités qui […]
Continue ReadingLeading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. Cybernews has the story. The Android challenge In the digital age, mobile applications have become an integral part of our lives, transforming the way we communicate, work, and entertain ourselves. With the vast array of apps […]
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