Security researchers working in Google’s Project Zero team have said they have discovered several hacked websites which earlier used undisclosed security flaws to launch indiscriminate attacks on any iPhone that visited them. This attack, they say, could be the largest ever conducted against iPhone users. Accordingly, if someone visited anyRead More…
Google is conducting a “root-and-branch review” of third-party developer access to user data. The company has now said its new policy for Minimum Permission and Updated User Data Policy will be enforced starting October 15, 2019 — in other words, Chrome will no longer support sketchy extensions that gather data on Read More…
Researchers from anti-virus company Avast found seven “stalker” apps from the Google PlayStore. All of the apps were subsequently removed by Google, but not before they had been installed a total of 130,000 times in aggregate. Two of the apps, Spy Tracker, and SMS Tracker, were installed over 50,000 timesRead More…
ESET researchers have discovered fake cryptocurrency apps using a previously unseen technique to bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA), circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions.Read More…
A Google Project Zero researcher has discovered a memory corruption bug in the Microsoft’s Windows Notepad application, which can be used to open remote shell access – typically a first step for attackers infiltrating a system. The researcher noted in a tweet that that the bug was tied to aRead More…
Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET explains how to avoid exposed to malware on Android You need to stick to Google Play for apps and run as recent a version of Android as possible if you want to lower your risk of ending up in the crosshairs of malware-touting miscreants,Read More…
Google surveyed teachers in the Arab world to learn about their experience with online safety in the classroom. According to research, the majority of teachers believe children should start learning about online safety at home, and 98% of teachers believe that online safety should be part of the curriculum. OneRead More…
Researchers find that a great portion of popular children’s apps may run afoul of US privacy legislation by improperly collecting data – albeit often probably unintentionally. A response from Google to the unflattering findings wasn’t long in coming.Read More…
