The legal battle between Apple and the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) over a locked iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters may be over, but the Department of Justice (DoJ) are back in front of a judge with a similar request.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has discovered publicly available court documents that revealed the government has asked Google’s
Security researchers have discovered a remotely exploitable vulnerability in Called ID app “Truecaller” that could expose personal details of Millions of its users.
Truecaller is a popular service that claims to “search and identify any phone number,” as well as helps users block incoming calls or SMSes from phone numbers categorized as spammers and telemarketers.
The service has mobile
The colliding worlds of smartphones and education often seem unmanageable — at least from an app perspective. Smartphones open up a wide world of online interaction and games. Apps also give children an incredible opportunity to do other activities than listen to teachers or focus on homework.
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Annoying popups advertising fake antivirus apps appear in mobile browsers.Those evil popups. We all know them, we all see them every day on our PCs while we are reading news, watching videos, or just generally – clicking. As tempting as they might sound, let me assure you that you’re not a 1000000th visitor and you certainly just didn’t win a lottery. Also no magic diet pills for you. Popups are not your friend. Close them, block them, and never trust them.
Everytime you ask an Android smartphone user what he thinks about the utility of these devices, you will hear the same old story about the many functions it has and how the various apps can make life easier. But does an user really know what risks does this kind of comfort has?
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Android devices are currently the most attacked devices on the market, accordingly to 2015 figures collected by Avira Virus Lab. Last year, 98% of the infections found on devices were running this Operation System.
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Attention Android users!
Millions of Android devices are vulnerable to hackers and intelligence agencies once again – Thanks to a newly disclosed Android Stagefright Exploit.
Yes, Android Stagefright vulnerability is Back…
…and this time, the Stagefright exploit allows an attacker to hack Android smartphones in 10 seconds just by tricking users into visiting a hacker’s web page
More than a Billion of Android devices are at risk of a severe vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon chip that could be exploited by any malicious application to gain root access on the device.
Security experts at Trend Micro are warning Android users of some severe programming blunders in Qualcomm’s kernel-level Snapdragon code that if exploited, can be used by attackers for gaining root
Manage individual apps on your Android device by time and place with the new Avira AppLock+ – and do it all remotely
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Not all is OK in the Android Market. If you occasionally download some of the most popular applications from Google Play Store, be aware that cyber-criminals have prepared a little surprise for you: a porn-clicker Trojan.
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