Google Play Store increases Android APK Size Limit from 50MB to 100MB

Google is doubling the maximum APK file size on the Play Store from 50 MB to 100 MB. That means... Android app developers can now build higher quality Apps and Games that users love. Of course, for an end user it may affect the overall app performance and installation time, as well as mobile data...

Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201311-01

Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201311-01 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Eero Volotinen Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later ifdescription...

Vulnerability in UPnP Filet-O-Firewall Protocol

UPnP is a set of networking protocols promoted by the Universal Plug and Play Forum. The protocol enables the interconnection of various devices in home and corporate networks and simplifies the implementation of related networks. The UPnP protocol allows automated devices to discover and interac...

With Its First Android app, Apple tried to Kill Android Community, But Failed Badly!

Are you a Die Hard Android Fan? If you are also one of those millions Android fans, for whom the brand has turned into an insane religious devotion, then Apple has something that could give you second thoughts. Apple is losing control, wants you to ditch your Android! Few days ago, Apple made its...

LockerPin Ransomware Resets PIN and Permanently Locks Your SmartPhones

Your device's lock screen PIN is believed to keep your phone's contents safe from others, but sadly not from a new piece of ransomware that is capable of hijacking safety of your Android devices. A group of security researchers has uncovered what is believed to be the first real example of malwar...

After 5 Years, Now Google Ready to Comply with China's Censorship Laws for Business

Google is planning to introduce a trimmed down special version of Google Play Store and Android Wear to The Mainland China. But wait, if I’m not wrong… Google had ended ties with China five years ago. Then what made Google to re-establish itself in China once again? Business?? Recent reports by...

Watu PRO Play 1.9.2.1 Cross Site Scripting

Details ================ Software: Watu PRO Play Version: 1.9.2.1 Homepage: http://calendarscripts.info/watupro/modules.htmlplay Advisory report: https://security.dxw.com/advisories/stored-xss-in-watu-pro-play-allows-unauthenticated-attacker-to-do-almost-anything-an-admin-can/ CVE: Awaiting...

Google to Pause Flash Ads in Chrome Starting Next Week

Google on Tuesday will begin pausing Flash ads by default in Chrome, a move that is designed mainly to help improve browser speed, but that will also be a security upgrade for users. The company announced the plan back in June and said this week that it will make the behavior the default setting...

Android devices frequently have pits: Certifi-gate vulnerability control-screen recording-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

! This month's black hat conference disclosure vulnerability Certifi-gate exposed android security repeatedly go wrong. The black bar safety net Encyclopedia: what is the Certifi-gate “Certifi-gate”is a vulnerability, this vulnerability exists in the Android phone remote support...

MassVet Android Malicious App Scanner

Most Android malware samples can be found clinging to some sort of knockoff to a legitimate application. Hiding in plain sight like that, sometimes they find their way into Google Play or any one of the dozens of less-patrolled Android markets. Researchers at Indiana University believe they’ve co...

Google Pulls App Exploiting Certifi-Gate Vulnerability

A mobile application exploiting the so-called Certifi-gate vulnerability disclosed at Black Hat has been removed from the Google Play store. Though the number of downloads of Recordable Activator, a screen recorder app for Android devices, hovers between 100,000 and a half-million, researchers at...

Android 'Serialization' Vulnerability Affects 55 Percent of Devices

Google has patched a severe Android vulnerability that researchers at IBM said impacts more than 55 percent of devices. As with most Android vulnerabilities, users are reliant on handset makers and carriers to push patches downstream to devices, something they’ve not always been diligent about. I...

Google Photo App Uploads Your Images To Cloud, Even After Uninstalling

Have you ever seen any mobile application working in the background silently even after you have uninstalled it completely? I have seen Google Photos app doing the same. Your Android smartphone continues to upload your phone photos to Google servers without your knowledge, even if you have alread...

Malicious Gaming App Infects More than 1 Million Android Users

It's not at all surprising that the Google Play Store is surrounded by a number of malicious applications that may gain users' attention to fall victim for one, but this time it might be even worse than you thought. Threat researchers from security firm ESET have discovered a malicious...

UPNPD M-SEARCH - ssdp:discover Reflection Denial of Service

UPNPD M-SEARCH - ssdp:discover Reflection Denial of Service !/usr/bin/perl upnpd M-SEARCH ssdp:discover reflection Copyright 2015 c Todor Donev [email protected] http://www.ethical-hacker.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ethicalhackerorg The SSDP protocol can discover Plug & Play devices, with...

Gello: Cyanogen's Customizable Web Browser for Android

Get ready for a new Android Browser! Android ROM developer CyanogenMod has announced that it is working on a new browser for Android devices. Dubbed Gello, the open-source browser is based on Google's Chromium project and includes a ton of customization options for Android. The team provided a...

Netty and Play Framework Session Hijacking Vulnerability

Netty is a java open source framework provided by JBOSS . A session hijacking vulnerability exists in Netty and Play Framework, which can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected application...

Non-Nexus Devices and the Android Security Rewards Program

Google’s decision to limit its Android Security Rewards program to newer Nexus devices clearly puts the Google phones on the top tier of secure mobile devices. It also could ultimately have the effect of putting non-Nexus devices in the line of fire. For now, limiting the rewards program to Nexus...

Google Launches Android Security Rewards For Nexus Devices

Google today announced that it has expanded the scope of its vulnerability rewards program to include the latest versions of its Nexus mobile devices, dangling thousands of dollars in front of researchers willing to hunt not only for vulnerabilities but also develop bypasses for native Android...

One class to rule them all

This vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution in the context of many apps and services and results in elevation of privileges. There is a Proof-of-Concept exploit against the Google Nexus 5 device, that achieves code execution inside the highly privileged systemserver process, and then...