Uncovering Relationships between Android Developers, User Privacy, and Developer Willingness to Reduce Fingerprinting Risks

The major mobile platforms, Android and iOS, have introduced changes that restrict user tracking to improve user privacy, yet apps continue to covertly track users via device fingerprinting. We study the opportunity to improve this dynamic with a case study on mobile fingerprinting that evaluates...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: OpenSSL RCE, Foxit 0-Days, Copilot Leak, AI Password Flaws & 20+ Stories

The cyber threat space doesn’t pause, and this week makes that clear. New risks, new tactics, and new security gaps are showing up across platforms, tools, and industries — often all at the same time. Some developments are headline-level. Others sit in the background but carry long-term impact...

CVE-2023-20986

In btmbleclearresolvinglistcompletecomplete of btmbleprivacy.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-11702

Copying sensitive information from Private Browsing tabs on Android, such as passwords, may have inadvertently stored data in the cloud-based clipboard history if enabled. This vulnerability affects Firefox 133 and Thunderbird 133...

CVE-2023-38291

An issue was discovered in a third-party component related to ro.boot.wifimacaddr, shipped on devices from multiple device manufacturers. Various software builds for the following TCL devices 30Z and 10L and Motorola devices Moto G Pure and Moto G Power leak the Wi-Fi MAC address to a system...

How to Manage Android App Permissions to Protect Your Privacy

Do you actually read the list of permissions that Android apps are asking for before you install them? I know most of us treat those permissions like terms and conditions, blindly tapping our way through. But if you actually do, you would be aware of their reach. Some of your apps can make phone...

[Android Privacy Guard v1.0.8] OpenPGP for Android

There's no public key encryption for Android yet, but that's an important feature for many of us. Android Privacy Guard is to manage OpenPGP keys on your phone, use them to encrypt, sign, decrypt emails and files. Change log v1.0.8 HKP key server support app2sd support more pass phrase cache...

Android Bloatware, Another Serious Android Privacy Issue

Android Bloatware , Another Serious Android Privacy Issue Researchers have found that some Android smartphones are more vulnerable to attacks than others, thanks to add-on software and skins that get installed by handset makers before they ship their smartphones to subscribers. It's not just...