Android - Time to Hack

Sign in Subscribe

Android

A collection of 13 posts

The most sophisticated Android Trojan Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a

The most sophisticated Android Trojan Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a

All the android users are warned of this most sophisticated Trojan program of Android. This Trojan app is named as Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a . And Roman Unuchek [http://www.securelist.com/en/userinfo/31635]; Kaspersky Lab Expert has explained how this Trojan works and how much this Trojan is harmful.

See, what makes your Android phone vulnerable to hacking

See, what makes your Android phone vulnerable to hacking

A ‘master key’ has been reportedly discovered by a security research firm which could potentially give cyberattackers access to almost every Android phone. According to BBC, security research firm BlueBox has discovered the loophole which is present in every version of the Android operating system released since 2009. The bug

Android apps collect questionable amount of user info: Research

Thousands of smartphone applications available for download from Google’s Play Store may be collecting too much data from users, a security firm has said.

Some Android apps stink at securing user data

While the bulk of mobile security research is focused on intentionally malicious apps, it’s the benign ones that you should really be afraid of. That’s the latest conclusion made by Android security researchers [http://www2.dcsec.uni-hannover.de/files/android/p50-fahl.pdf], who found that dozens of Android

Research Shows Serious Problems With Android App SSL Implementations

Research Shows Serious Problems With Android App SSL Implementations

Thousands of apps in the Google Play App Store contain serious mistakes in the way that SSL/TLS is implemented, leaving them vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Windows 8 or Android: Big dilemma for app developers

Choosing to Develop apps for iOS might be a easy decision due to its returns, but a huge dilemma to choose to develop for Windows, Android, or BlackBerry

Android, Nokia MeeGo phones hacked using NFC

A skilled hacker has revealed a new technique to hijack a smartphone via a short-range radio technology known as Near Field Communication (NFC)

Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones

Hacking experts on Wednesday demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection. Experts showed off their prowess at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, where some

Google to launch Android 5.0 Jelly Bean with multiple lead devices

Google to launch Android 5.0 Jelly Bean with multiple lead devices

Google Inc. is shifting its strategy for its Android mobile operating system, in a bid to create a united front with smartphone and tablet makers to take on rivals like Apple Inc.

Android apps can steal your photos too

A rather sizeable security loophole allows Android apps to access the photo libraries of users without permission and copy them to a remote server. The flaw, first reported by the New York Times, follows revelations earlier this week that iPhone apps were also able to glean photos from the device

Google Android 5.0 coming soon in Q2

Even as Google’s Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system is yet to fully take off, the news of its successor is already doing rounds. According to a report in Taiwan’s DigiTimes, Google is readying the launch of Android 5.0 dubbed Jelly Bean in the second

5 things to do immediately after getting a new Android phone

Congratulations If you got a new Android smartphone! But let me ask you have you gone through the important things that must be done on a new Android Smartphone!

Soundminer Android Malware

Researchers have developed a low-profile Trojan horse program for Google’s Android mobile OS that steals data in a way that is unlikely to be detected by either a user or antivirus software