More than 30% of Android phones still run Android 12 or older. That’s bad enough. But OEMs take time to deploy these fixes, ...

On October 30th, Cloudfare data identified a strange website that briefly surpassed Google as the most popular website ...

One of Google's most critical features is hidden behind a single toggle - turn it on to protect against theft, scams, spam, and more.

Android malware operations evolve with droppers SMS theft and remote access tools spreading fast and risking user data and ...

Consisting of over 1.8 million infected devices, the Kimwolf Android Botnet focuses on traffic proxying, but can also launch ...

A new Android malware called DroidLock has emerged with capabilities to lock screens for ransom payments, erase data, access text messages, call logs, contacts, and audio data.

The January 2025 Android Security Bulletin is out, and it spells bad news for Android 12 to 15 users. The latest security update fixes 36 critical vulnerabilities, including five critical bugs in the ...

Google is adding a couple of new features to Android’s safety alert system that will help users find unknown trackers moving with them. The new features cover all tags and tracking devices that ...

Android devices have been compromised by a backdoor bot. Update, March 7, 2025: This story, originally published March 6, has been updated with a statement from Google’s director of Android security ...

Everything that connects to the internet can be hacked by malware. This includes your phones (both Android and iPhones) and laptops (whether Windows, Mac or even lesser-known systems like Linux).

For the past decade, Google has consistently published an Android Security Bulletin every month, even if the company wasn’t ready to roll out a security update to its own Pixel devices. These ...

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