The new Android security update for this month has fixed a total of 46 vulnerabilities, three of which are thought to be actively exploited in what Android describe as “limited, targeted” attacks. Two security patch levels have been released, 2023-07-01, which addresses all issues within this security patch level for the system and framework as […]
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The Android Security Update for June has been released containing patches for 56 vulnerabilities, 5 of which have been assigned a critical severity rating, and one which is known to be actively exploited. The critical severity flaws patched this month include three remote code execution flaws, CVE-2023-21108 and CVE-2023-21130 are found in the Android System,
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An Android security bulletin has been released detailing the vulnerabilities patched in the May 2023 updates for patch levels 2023-05-01 and 2023-05-05. Included in this update is a fix for a high severity flaw first identified in January, found in the Linux Kernel of affected devices. This vulnerability is known to have been exploited as
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A vulnerability in the Google Pixel Markup tool can be used to recover redacted and edited screenshots, leading to sensitive information disclosure. Security researchers Simon Aarons and David Buchanan who discovered the exploit for this vulnerability dubbed it the aCropalypse flaw which signifies the ability to restore cropped and edited images to their original state
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A new security update has been released for Android devices, patching a total of 60 vulnerabilities across two security patch levels, including 4 critical severity flaws. The March Android Security Bulletin lists each vulnerability, it’s type, and the severity, however detailed information about each flaw has not yet been released to allow users to apply
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A security update for December has been released by Google for Android that addresses 4 critical severity vulnerabilities. An additional 16 critical flaws have been patched in a Pixel update that has been released for Google Pixel devices. These 16 additional vulnerabilities patched are elevation of privilege flaws found in Pixel firmware, and LDFW, TF-A,
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Three Android apps with over 2 million combined downloads have been found to have critical vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution. These applications, Lazy Mouse, Telepad, and PC Keyboard, act as a remote keyboard or mouse for a desktop or laptop computer from the Android device they are installed on. Seven different vulnerabilities
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Malicious Android apps posing as file managers have been identified and removed from the Google Play Store recently after infecting tens of thousands of users with a SharkBot banking trojan. This is not the only time the Google Play Store has been in the news recently for distributing malicious apps of different types. At the
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A range of malicious adware apps have been found on the Google Play store by security researchers at McAfee. It is estimated that 20 million installations across 16 different apps occurred before they were identified and subsequently removed from Google Play. These apps contained clicker malware, which runs in the background without the user’s knowledge.
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Google released updates this week for Android and desktop Chrome browser users. These updates address high criticality zero-day vulnerabilities including one which has been actively exploited. This is the fourth Chrome update so far this year to patch zero-day vulnerabilities, with previous key updates being released in February, March, and April. Users should make sure
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