Android developers have been given a taste of what’s to come in the next big step up in mobile land, thanks…
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Time to uninstall! Abandoned Android apps pack a vulnerability punch
Synopsis has published an advisory warning of multiple vulnerabilities across three different Android remote mouse and keyboard apps with a combined…
Meta accuses apps of stealing WhatsApp accounts
Meta is attempting to clamp down on rogue WhatsApp-styled applications which originate from China. Bleeping Computer reports that no fewer than…
Romance scams: FTC reveals $304 million of heartache
In 2020, reported losses to the FTC for romance scams went up by 50% from 2019, totalling $304 million. And things…
Cyber tips for safe online dating: How to avoid privacy gaffs, exploits, and scams
Research and reporting on this article were conducted by Labs writers Chris Boyd and David Ruiz. Dating apps have been mainstream for…
There’s an app for that: web skimmers found on PaaS Heroku
Criminals love to abuse legitimate services—especially platform-as-a-service (Paas) cloud providers—as they are a popular and reliable hosting commodity used to support…
Mobile Menace Monday: Dark Android Q rises
Android Q, the upcoming 10th major release of the Android mobile operating system, was developed by Google with three major themes…
Browser push notifications: a feature asking to be abused
“I’m seeing a lot of ads popping up in the corner of my screen, and the Malwarebytes scan does not show…
All the reasons why cybercriminals want to hack your phone
When people think of hacking, most imagine desktop computers, laptops, or perhaps even security cameras. However, in recent years, cybercriminals have…
“Who visits your Twitter profile” spam app brings week of chaos
Twitter spam has been around forever, and rogue apps asking for installs in return for a cool feature (to be more…