TechCrunch

Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups

Security researchers say they have identified a hack-for-hire group targeting journalists, activists, and government officials across the Middle East and North Africa. The hackers used phishing ...
TechCrunch

Researchers uncover unknown Android flaws used to hack into a student’s phone

Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock phones using forensic tools. On Friday, Amnesty International published a report ...
Bleeping Computer

Serbian police used Cellebrite zero-day hack to unlock Android phones

Serbian authorities have reportedly used an Android zero-day exploit chain developed by Cellebrite to unlock the device of a student activist in the country and attempt to install spyware. Cellebrite ...
Hosted on MSN

Hacking my old phone taught me what makes Android tick

I've been using Android since 2010. In those days, there wasn't as much that you couldn't do without needing to gain full system administrator access (or replace the stock operating system entirely).
SiliconANGLE

Malware-as-a-service turns Android hacking into a plug-and-play business

A new report out today from mobile security firm iVerify Inc. sheds light on the alarming ease with which cybercriminals can now rent advanced Android malware through subscription-based ...
Digital Trends

Don’t panic, but a bug in Linux is leaving 80% of all Android users open to hacks

Another month, another large-scale Android vulnerability. A massive 80 percent of Android users have been left open to hacks that could result in hackers being able to gather information such as ...
Forbes

Android And iPhone Attacks—Try Turning It Off And On Again

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
The Verge

Serbian authorities are reportedly hacking and installing spyware on activists’ phones

Amnesty International says that Serbian police detained activists and journalists on false premises in order to hack their devices with Cellebrite tools and install Android spyware. Amnesty ...
PC Magazine

This Android Malware Connects to Google Gemini for Tips on Hacking Targets

This Android Malware Connects to Google Gemini for Tips on Hacking Targets 'PromptSpy' appears to be the first Android malware that uses generative AI in its execution flow, according to antivirus ...