Security Advisory - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Some Huawei APKs

Some Huawei APKs have a privilege elevation vulnerability due to improper design. An attacker can trick users into installing a malicious app which can send out HTTP requests and execute JavaScript code in web pages without obtaining the Internet access permission. Successful exploit could lead t...

Phony Pokémon GO Android App Gave Attackers Root Access

A rogue and malicious app that billed itself as a “Guide for Pokémon GO” managed to make it into Google Play’s marketplace. Once installed, the malware-laced app gave attackers root access to any Android device it was installed on. The app, actually a Trojan in disguise, contained a nasty piece o...

Google Pulls ClickFraud App from Google Play

A malicious Android app spoofing the popular BatteryBot Pro app has been pulled from Google Play. Researchers at Zscaler reported the app, which had a package name of com.polaris.BatteryIndicatorPro. The app requested excessive permissions from the user in an attempt to get full control of an...

Android Studio - The official Android IDE

Android Studio is the official IDE for Android application development, based on IntelliJ IDEA. On top of the capabilities you expect from IntelliJ, Android Studio offers: Flexible Gradle-based build system Build variants and multiple apk file generation Code templates to help you build common ap...