Android phones vulnerable to remote hacking — update right now
WEBApr 6, 2023 · It’s a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability that allows Android apps installed on a user’s smartphone to escalate their system privileges. This flaw can be exploited to trigger memory corruption ...
4 vulnerabilities under attack give hackers full control of Android ...
WEBMay 19, 2021 · Unknown hackers have been exploiting four Android vulnerabilities that allow the execution of malicious code that can take complete control of devices, Google warned on Wednesday. All four of the...
Can phones be rigged to explode like the pagers in Lebanon?
WEB2 days ago · The explosions of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon earlier this week has raised questions about the safety of smartphones, but security experts say the level of technology and more rigorous ...
One billion Android devices at risk of hacking - BBC
WEB6 March 2020. Getty Images. Many old Android devices no longer receive security updates, leaving them at risk. More than a billion Android devices are at risk of being hacked because they are no...
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WEBLaw enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of an international criminal network that leveraged a phishing platform to unlock stolen or lost mobile phones. The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, called iServer, is estimated to have claimed more than 483,000 victims globally, led by Chile (77,000), Colombia (70,000), Ecuador ...
mobile hacking | News & Insights | The Hacker News
WEBMultiple unpatched vulnerabilities have been discovered in three Android apps that allow a smartphone to be used as a remote keyboard and mouse. The apps in question are Lazy Mouse , PC Keyboard , and Telepad , which have been cumulatively downloaded over two million times from the Google Play Store.
Spy agency issues urgent warning to billions of smartphone users
WEBJun 4, 2024 · The US National Security Agency has issued advice to smartphone owners to prevent their devices from being hacked and their personal details and money stolen.
Most Android phones at risk from simple text hack, researcher says
WEBJul 27, 2015 · Malicious hackers could take advantage of it by sending to an Android device a simple text message that, once received by the smartphone, would give them complete control over the handset and...
This critical Bluetooth flaw can let hackers control your devices ...
WEBDec 7, 2023 · As reported by Dark Reading, this newly discovered critical Bluetooth vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2022-45866) is a keystroke injection flaw that works by tricking your smartphone or computer...
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WEBThree major flagship smartphones—iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9, and Xiaomi Mi6—were among the devices that successfully got hacked at the annual mobile hacking contest organized by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), earning white hat hackers a total of $325,000 in reward.