Google’s Biggest Android Security Update in Years Fixes 129 Bugs, Including an Actively Exploited Zero-Day

Google’s March 2026 Android update patches 129 flaws, including an actively exploited Qualcomm zero-day, and urges users to install 2026-03-05.
Computer Weekly

Zero-day in Android phone chips under active attack

Google and Qualcomm have tag-teamed a serious vulnerability in the chipsets used in Android mobile devices, which has been ...

Update Your Android ASAP to Patch These 129 Security Flaws

Google has released its Android Security Bulletin for March with patches for 129 vulnerabilities, one of which is a zero-day flaw that may be under targeted, limited exploitation.

Android gets patches for Qualcomm zero-day exploited in attacks

Google has released security updates to patch 129 Android security vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw in a Qualcomm display component.

I smell a RAT — new Android malware can hack every top phone maker's security, and costs less than a second-hand iPhone

New RAT lets hackers read messages, unlock devices, and spy on Android phones across Samsung, Xiaomi, and OPPO ...
New York Magazine

The AI-Powered Hacking Spree Is Here

A hacker exploited Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence chatbot to carry out a series of attacks against Mexican ...

Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia

The former boss of a U.S. hacking tools maker was jailed for selling highly sensitive software exploits to a Russian broker.
PC Magazine

This Preinstalled Android Malware Can Hack Any App You Launch on a Device

(gesrey via Getty) Newly discovered Android malware has been found preinstalled on several Android tablet models, allowing it to tamper with any mobile app launched on the device. Antivirus provider ...
Dark Reading

DPRK Actors Deploy VS Code Tunnels for Remote Hacking

A spear-phishing campaign by North Korean actors is abusing a legitimate feature of Microsoft Visual Studio (VS) Code to gain full remote control of targeted systems. In the campaign, discovered by ...
TechCrunch

How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East

On Tuesday, U.K.-based Iranian activist Nariman Gharib tweeted redacted screenshots of a phishing link sent to him via a WhatsApp message. “Do not click on suspicious links,” Gharib warned. The ...
The New York Times

Wireless Earbuds Can Be Hacked. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

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