A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

Caribou is an Android app that does what RFID cardkeys do with locked doors. Caribou remotely connects to a server managing the locks at a supposedly secure location, and exploits the servers’ poor ...

Like any other computer, smartphones are prone to some nasty malware, and the latest exploit discovered in Android is equal parts ingenious and horrifying. The last thing most Android users worry ...

One app in three accesses location, and two in three track users' identities, a study by CNIL and INRIA found Android apps really do use those permissions they ask for to access users’ personal ...

Google overhauls its Android and Chrome vulnerability rewards programs, offering bounties of up to $1.5 million for the most difficult exploits while scaling back payouts for flaws that artificial ...

Millions of Android devices are at risk yet again after researchers found a new way to exploit an older vulnerability that was previously patched by Google. NorthBit, based in Herzliya, Israel, ...

Google detailed the issue in a security advisory published Friday. The exploit actually derives from a much larger bug in the Linux kernel that Android relies on. Google has discovered malicious apps ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

According to the report, Cellebrite, an Israeli-based digital forensics company, exploited the flaw as part of an Android zero-day attack. The exploit targets Android USB drivers, making billions of ...

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