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The FCC has disconnected over a thousand voice operators from the public telephone network for not doing their part to stop robocallers.

To reduce the number of harmful apps targeting Android users, Google is making some changes.

TheTruthSpy is at it again. A security researcher has discovered a flaw in the Android-based stalkerware that allows anyone to compromise any record in the system.

Researchers have found 77 malicious apps in the official Google Play Store, ranging from adware to state of the art banking Trojans.

New features to take over smartphones and monitor user activity demonstrate the continued evolution of the malware, which is now being spread on GitHub.

Zscaler reports 77 Android apps on Google Play with 19 million installs spread malware, hitting 831 banks and…

The application constructs a shell command using unsanitized user input passed to the system() function, calling an external binary for authentication. Due to improper input handling and reliance on the binary's return value for access control, an attacker can inject special characters, such as a double quote (") to manipulate command parsing and induce execution failure. Since the application interprets any non-zero exit code from the binary as successful authentication, this flaw allows remote users to bypass authentication entirely without providing valid credentials.

Zimperium’s research reveals the Hook Android malware is now a hybrid threat, using ransomware and spyware to steal…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of an Android banking trojan called HOOK that features ransomware-style overlay screens to display extortion messages. "A prominent characteristic of the latest variant is its capacity to deploy a full-screen ransomware overlay, which aims to coerce the victim into remitting a ransom payment," Zimperium zLabs researcher Vishnu Pratapagiri

Google has announced plans to begin verifying the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even for those who distribute their software outside the Play Store. "Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android devices," the company said. "This creates crucial accountability, making it much harder for