Mobile specialist Upstream warns large percentage of Android phones in developing markets infected with malware, due to a number of reasons
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Hundreds Of Android Smartphones Preloaded With Malware, Warns Avast
Smartphones from the likes of ZTE, MediaTek, Archos and Blaupunkt are preloaded with adware nastiness
Android Phone Makers ‘Forget’ Google Security Updates...
Porky pies? Research claims that Android phone makers are telling users phones have been updated, when it hasn't
Skygofree Android Spyware Threatens Privacy
Kaspersky finds spyware can read WhatsApp messages and take pictures, and it has been around for three years already
Virtual Keyboard App Reveals Data Of 31m Android Users
Colossal new data breach as Android keyboard app Ai.type exposes personal data of 31 million users
Patch Tuesday Includes Fixes For Ancient Windows XP And To Tackle...
Unprecedented move as update includes patches for 'unsupported' Windows XP and Vista
Million Google Accounts Hacked by ‘Gooligan’ Android...
Android malware has compromised more than one million Google accounts, warns Check Point
Mobile Malware Threat Grows As HummingBad Infection Reaches 85m
Depressing reading as active malware families grow and HummingBad infects 85 million Android devices
Android Trojan Triada Spotted In Wild By Kaspersky Lab
Secure your Android devices as Kaspersky spots stealthy, sophisticated Triada trojan in the wild
Microsoft Urges Internet Explorer Upgrades Before Support Ends
Microsoft says upgrading will ensure customers get security updates and will pave the way for Windows 10 migration
Google Refutes DA’s Smartphone Unlock Claim
Search giant can unlock smartphones remotely, according to Manhattan district attorney’s office, but Google disagrees
Android Malware Poses As Microsoft Word Document
Android users beware! New malware disguises itself as Word document, but steals messages and other data
Police Hit Users Of DroidJack Malware
Authorities raid homes across Europe of users of Android smartphone tracking malware DroidJack
Samsung To Upgrade Knox To Mitigate Swiftkey Flaw
Samsung reacts to patch critical vulnerability with a native keyboard app on its smartphone range
Swiftkey Poses Hack Threat To 600m Samsung Phones
Millions of Samsung smartphones could have preloaded vulnerability that can be exploited by hackers
Google Reinforces Chrome Anti-Hijacking Tools
Google has strengthened the Chrome browser's defences against settings hijacking, which it says is users' top complaint
Bit9 Warns Of 100k Risky Android Apps
A security vendor says it has found 100,000 Android apps on Google Play to be questionable or suspicious
Researchers Show Off Android Hack Using NFC
Security researchers have demonstrated a way to hack Android phones through the NFC protocol
Android Malware Is Getting Stealthy, Researchers Say
Cyber criminals are hoping better malware encryption will help them exploit Google's operating system