Backdoor Found in Firmware of Some Android Devices

Nearly three million Android devices are vulnerable to an attack that could allow a hacker to compromise over-the-air OTA updates to the devices and allow adversaries to remotely execute commands with root privileges. The problem stems from what researchers call an insecure implementation of an O...

Pre-installed Backdoor On 700 Million Android Phones Sending Users' Data To China

Do you own an Android smartphone? You could be one of those 700 Million users whose phone is secretly sending text messages to China every 72 hours. You heard that right. Over 700 Million Android smartphones contain a secret 'backdoor' that surreptitiously sends all your text messages, call log,...