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Malware, fake specs, and other problems with cheap Android devices

07

Nov

2023

The temptation to save money when buying expensive devices is, well, tempting — gadgets from little-known brands can offer the same spec at a fraction of the price of more popular makes, while having an Android set-top box or Android TV can cut costs on a range of subscriptions. Unfortunately, cheap devices — much like […]

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Huawei phones are flagging Google apps as malware

31

Oct

2023

A number of Chinese-built smartphones are displaying a strange warning claiming that the Google Android app is malicious and should be immediately deleted. Reports have claimed some Huawei, Honor, and Vivo smartphones and tablets are all displaying a “Security threat” alert, detecting the Google app as “TrojanSMS-PA”. The details for the warning elaborate that the […]

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Apple Warns of Newly Exploited iOS 17 Kernel Zero-Day

04

Oct

2023

The Cupertino device maker on Wednesday rushed out a new patch to cover a pair of serious vulnerabilities and warned that one of the issues has already been exploited as zero-day in the wild. In a barebones advisory, Apple said the exploited CVE-2023-42824 kernel vulnerability allows a local attacker to elevate privileges, suggesting it was […]

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