Memory safety bugs in Android have decreased significantly as old code matures and new code uses memory-safe languages.
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Necro Trojan Infects Google Play Apps With Millions of Downloads
The Necro trojan was found in two Android applications in Google Play with a combined downloads count of over 11 million.
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1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Infected by Vo1d Malware
Doctor Web warns of the new Vo1d Android malware infecting roughly 1.3 million TV boxes running older OS versions.
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Google Pushes Rust in Legacy Firmware to Tackle Memory Safety Flaws
Google’s adoption of memory safe programming languages now includes the deployment of Rust in legacy low-level firmware codebases.
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Android’s September 2024 Update Patches Exploited Vulnerability
Google has released Android security updates to patch an exploited local privilege escalation vulnerability.
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Google Patches Android Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks
Google has patched CVE-2024-36971, a high-severity kernel zero-day vulnerability in Android that has been exploited in targeted attacks.
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Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China
Starting in September, Microsoft will mandate the the use of Apple’s iPhones to authenticate identities when logging into work machines.
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Google Patches 25 Android Flaws, Including Critical Privilege Escalation Bug
Google ships an Android security update with fixes for 15 vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity flaw in Framework.
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37 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android
Android’s June 2024 security update resolves 37 vulnerabilities, including high-severity flaws in Framework and System.
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Android 15 Brings Improved Fraud and Malware Protections
Google is boosting fraud and malware protections in Android 15 with live threat detection and expanded restricted settings.
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