Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 upgrades mobile network security with a SIM security timeline, cipher details, and expanded cellular ...

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 ...

A new side-channel attack called Pixnapping enables a malicious Android app with no permissions to extract sensitive data by stealing pixels displayed by applications or websites, and reconstructing ...

Large language models are not new to Google, nor is using them to help protect users from scammers. A newly published report authored by Jasika Bawa, Google’s Chrome group product manager, and Phiroze ...

A new Android-focused proof-of-concept exploit would enable threat actors to steal secrets like multifactor authentication credentials from certain Android devices. The attack, named "pixnapping," was ...

Update, Jan. 11, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 5, now includes a statement from Google regarding the Android FireScam threat. A new information-stealing Android malware threat has been ...

Malicious apps can now steal sensitive data by exploiting your phone’s graphics processing without requesting any permissions. Your Android phone just became a surveillance device, and you probably ...

Pixnapping attacks can put data from your Android device directly in the hands of hackers. Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new type of ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. As told to Android Police by a Google spokesperson: "We issued a patch for CVE-2025-48561 in the September Android security bulletin ...

At Black Hat, Google's Project Zero team showed how hackers can turn your Pixel into a silent bugging device in minutes—no ...

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 ...