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Android exposes internal data

Android Flashlight apps

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Hundreds Of Android Flashlight Apps Demand Unnecessary Permissions

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 2321 Views 0 Comments android, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, Android Flashlight apps, Android Phone, android smartphone, app permission, device access permission, Flashlight App, Google, Google Play, google play store, hack android phone, malicious app, malicious Flashlight app, play store, Play Store malicious apps

Google has been tightening up its security checks for applications on the Play Store for quite a while. Yet, these

android apps evade app permissions

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Hundreds Of Popular Android Apps Evade App Permissions To Access User Data

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 3256 Views Advertiser Id, android, Android adevrtiser ID, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps evade app permission, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android hack, Android monitoring, Android Phone, Android Q, android smartphone, app permission, background location control, background location tracking, data collection, data collection app, device access permission, device identifier, geolocation, Google privacy, leaked user data, location, location data, location data sharing, MAC address, privacy breach, privacy bypass, privacy violation, track imei number, user data compromised, vulnerabilities, vulnerability

While dealing with Android apps, one of the common suggestions from security experts is to review app permissions. It means

Bouncing Golf malware campaign

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Bouncing Golf Cyberespionage Campaign Hits Android Users With GolfSpy Malware

June 23, 2019June 23, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 1789 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android hack, android hacking apps, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, android smartphone, apps containing malware, Bouncing Golf, Bouncing Golf malware campaign, cyberespionage, Domestic Kitten, espionage, GolfSpy malware, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware distributor, Spyware

Android users now face another threat from a newly discovered malware campaign. Termed ‘Bouncing Golf’ by the researchers, the new

sensor calibration attack SensorID

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Sensor Calibration Attack Threatens Smartphone Users

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 1297 Views android, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android hack, android sensor hack, android sensor hacked, android sensor hacking, android smartphone, Apple iOS, Apple released iOS 12.2, Browser Fingerprinting, browser for iOS, calibration fingerprinting, calibration fingerprinting attack, device fingerprinting, fingerprint sensor, fingerprinting, flaw, Google Pixel, hack android phone, ios, iOS 12.1, iOS 12.2, iOS Bug, ios hacking, ios hacking tools, IOS Security Hole, iOS security vulnerability, iOS vulnerability, iphone sensor hack, iphone sensor hacked, iPhone sensor hackers, Pixel 2, Pixel 3, sensor calibration, sensor calibration attack, SensorID, SensorID attack, vulnerability

Heads-up smartphones users! A new attack method has surfaced online that can meddle with your Android or iPhone. According to

Qualcomm chip vulnerability

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Qualcomm Chip Vulnerability Could Expose Private Keys For Android Phones

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 1109 Views android, android developer, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, Android Phone, Android Storage Systems, Chips, CPU vulnerability, Cyber attack, extract private key, Hardware, hardware vulnerability, hardware-backed keystore, microprocessor, privacy breach, private key, private key exposed, private key leaked, processor, Qualcomm, Qualcomm chip, Qualcomm chip flaw, Qualcomm chip vulnerability, Qualcomm flaw, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm vulnerability, side channel attack, side channel vulnerability, Spy, spying, vulnerability

A newly discovered Qualcomm chip vulnerability threatens the security of Android smartphones. Exploiting this flaw could allow an attacker to

Android VPN apps

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Some Android VPN Apps Require Unnecessary Access To Your Device

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 916 Views android, Android Application, Android Apps, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android vpn, android vpn apps, app permission, device access permission, eavesdropping VPNs, google play store, play store, vpn, VPN apps, vpn exploit, VPN security

Google Play Store for Android users seems flooded with suspicious apps. In previous months, we reported several occurrences of Google

ES File Explorer

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ES File Explorer Vulnerability Exposed Files Saved On a Victim Android Phone

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 2263 Views android, android app, Android Application, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, Android file manager, Android Phone, android smartphone, es file explorer, file manager, flaw, http, http vulnerability, man in the middle, mitm, mitm attack, remote access, remote attacks, vulnerability

Researchers have spotted a vulnerability in the popular file manager among Android users, ES File Explorer. The vulnerability could allow

Skype android app bug

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Researcher Discloses Skype Bug That Allows For Android Authentication Bypass

January 8, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 1475 Views android, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android smartphone, authentication bypass, bug, flaw, glitch, hack android phone, hack lock screen android, instant lockscreen bypass, Lock Screen, lock screen bypass, skype, Skype bug, Skype for Android, Skype glitch, Skype vulnerability, vulnerability

In the previous year, we reported several glitches and vulnerabilities in iOS 12 that allowed bypassing the passcode lock screen.

Pre-installed apps in Android devices

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Android Exposing Data Via Internal System Broadcasts

September 1, 2018 Harikrishna Mekala 548 Views Andriod internal system broadcasts, android, Android exposes internal data, CVE-2018-9489, vulnerability, wifi

The internal system broadcasts that happen inside the Android OS has been found to expose sensitive user and device details.

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