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A team of security researchers at TU Wien and the University of Bayreuth have published a paper detailing their new TapTrap attack technique. Surprisingly, it's capable of bypassing Android’s ...
A cyber-security firm has discovered what they believe to be the first Android malware family written in the Kotlin programming language. First spotted by Trend Micro, the malware was found inside ...
Security-conscious Android users who diligently download malware-free applications from reputable marketplaces are still susceptible to data theft thanks in part to lazy, careless, or otherwise ...
In fact, support for the Rust programming language was first introduced in Android 12 as a memory-safe alternative to C/C++. “As we noted in the original announcement, our goal is not to convert ...
This repository contains custom lint checks for Android development. These lint checks are by nature more security-focused and experimental than the built-in lint checks within Android Studio, and are ...
Thankfully, there have been significant security enhancements in the latest development of Android – Gingerbread 2.3. It’s said to prevent clickjacking attacks from cyber criminals.
A vulnerability codenamed ParseDroid affects development tools used by Android app developers and allows attackers to steal files and execute malicious code on vulnerable machines.
The first Android malware designed to steal information, carry out click ad fraud, and sign users up to premium SMS services without their permission, written using the Kotlin programming language ...
Most existing research for Android focuses on particular security issues, yet there is little broad understanding of Android application run-time characteristics and their implications. To mitigate ...
Android's new security features protect against scams with AI-powered detection, in-call protections and verification tools for devices running Android 16 and select earlier versions.