Backdoor found in Samsung Galaxy Devices, allows Hackers to remotely access/modify Data

Google’s Android operating system may be open source, but the version of Android that runs on most phones, tablets, and other devices includes proprietary, closed-source components. Phone makers, including Samsung ships its Smartphones with a modified version of Android, with some pre-installed...

Charlie Miller Takes on NFC, Charlie Miller Wins

LAS VEGAS–Do not stand near Charlie Miller. Actually, you might not even want to let him walk past you. It’s not that Miller is a bad person, you understand. The problem is that Miller has figured out a couple of methods that enable him–or an attacker–to use the NFC chip in some phones to exploit...

Google Android 2.3.5 - PowerVR SGX Driver Information Disclosure

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57900/info The PowerVR SGX driver in Android is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. Successful exploits allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information. Information obtained may aid in further attacks. Android 2.3.5 and prior...

More Android vulnerabilities exposed [Video Demonstration]

More Android vulnerabilities exposed Video Demonstration It's been more than a month since researchers reported two serious security vulnerabilities in Android, but so far there's no indication when they will be purged from the Google-spawned operating system that's the world's most popular...

More Android vulnerabilities exposed [Video Demonstration]

More Android vulnerabilities exposed Video Demonstration It's been more than a month since researchers reported two serious security vulnerabilities in Android, but so far there's no indication when they will be purged from the Google-spawned operating system that's the world's most popular...

Android NFC Bug Could Be First Of Many

Google is working on a fix for a newly discovered vulnerability affecting Nexus S Android phones that could cause applications on the phone to crash using incorrectly formated Near Field Communications NFC transactions. The issue, which will be discussed at an upcoming technical conference on...

New WhisperMonitor Tool Gives Users Control of Android Security and Privacy Options

As the concerns surrounding the data collected and transmitted by mobile apps continue to grow, Whisper Systems, a small start-up, has released WhisperMonitor, a free tool that enables owners of Android phones to control exactly what each of their installed apps can do and monitor what data is se...

Device-Level Encryption Comes to Android

As attacks on mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads, Android phones and tablets have surged in recent months, security researchers and customers have continued to look for ways to lock down their devices and protect the data they store on them. Whisper Systems has jumped into the fray with...

Google Bets $20k Against the Field at 2011 Pwn2Own

Google has announced plans to pay $20,000 to anyone who can successfully exploit a vulnerability in their Chrome browser and infiltrate a Cr-48 Chrome Notebook. Google’ is offering the cash prize as part of Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2POwn contest which will be taking place March 9-11 during the 20...