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Millions of Android phones may be vulnerable to camera spying vulnerability

20

Nov

2019

Security researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in Android smartphones that could allow an attacker to secretly take photos and record videos without any permissions being granted. And the exploit works even if the phone is locked or the screen turned off, or even during an actual call – all without the knowledge of the user, […]

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Android Malware Plaguing 45K Devices Remains a Mystery

30

Oct

2019

Researchers are on the hunt for the infection vector behind a mysterious mobile malware that has infected over 45,000 Android devices in the past six months. Researchers said they have detected a surge in detections of the malware, dubbed Xhelper, which can hide itself from users, download malicious apps onto the phone and display pop-up […]

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Signal Rushes to Patch Serious Eavesdropping Vulnerability

07

Oct

2019

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-17191, was discovered by Google Project Zero researcher Natalie Silvanovich. The issue was reported to Signal developers in late September and it was patched very quickly with the release of version 4.47.7 for Android. The vulnerability can be exploited by using a specially crafted Signal client. The client initiates an audio […]

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