CVE-2020-25049

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P9.0 and Q10.0 software. StatusBarService has insufficient DEX access control. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17797 August 2020...

CVE-2020-12749

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P9.0 Exynos chipsets software. The S.LSI Wi-Fi drivers have a buffer overflow. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16906 May 2020...

CVE-2019-20559

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P9.0 software. Gallery allows viewing of photos on the lock screen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-15055 October 2019...

A week in security (July 23 – July 29)

Last week on Labs, we looked at an adware called MobiDash getting stealthy, a new strain of Mac malware called Proton that was found after two years, and the ‘Hidden Bee’ miner that was delivered via an improved drive-by download toolkit. We also delved into the security improvements expected in...

New Android P includes several security improvements

According to the Android developer Program Overview, the next major version of Android, Android 9.0 or P, is set to arrive soon. Their plans show a final release within the next three months Q3 2018. The end of the Android P beta program is approaching, with the first release candidate built and...

Android Gets New Anti-Spoofing Feature to Make Biometric Authentication Secure

Google just announced its plan to introduce a new anti-spoofing feature for its Android operating system that makes its biometric authentication mechanisms more secure than ever. Biometric authentications, like the fingerprint, IRIS, or face recognition technologies, smoothen the process of...

Google Makes it Mandatory for OEMs to Roll Out Android Security Updates Regularly

Security of Android devices has been a nightmare since its inception, and the biggest reason being is that users don't receive latest security patch updates regularly. Precisely, it's your device manufacturer Android OEMs actually who takes time to roll out security patches for your devices and...

Android P to Block Apps From Monitoring Device Network Activity

Do you know that any app you have installed on your Android phone can monitor the network activities—even without asking for any sensitive permission—to detect when other apps on your phone are connecting to the Internet? Obviously, they cant see the content of the network traffic, but can easily...

Android P to Block Apps From Monitoring Device Network Activity

Do you know that any app you have installed on your Android phone can monitor the network activities—even without asking for any sensitive permission—to detect when other apps on your phone are connecting to the Internet? Obviously, they cant see the content of the network traffic, but can easily...

Android P Will Block Background Apps from Accessing Your Camera, Microphone

Yes, your smartphone is spying on you. But, the real question is, should you care? We have published thousands of articles on The Hacker News, warning how any mobile app can turn your smartphone into a bugging device—'Facebook is listening to your conversations', 'Stealing Passwords Using...