Google is introducing restrictions to millions of phones. getty Google’s campaign to narrow the security gap between Android and iPhone has taken another twist this week, with a major new change to the way in which apps work on your phone. Such security improvements are always welcome. But surprisingly this will severely restrict older phones,…
New attack warning hits phone users getty A stark new warning has just been issued, as a “a global threat exploiting social engineering” tricks its way onto more than 8 million phones. Beware, if you fall victim it could prove devastatingly expensive. These new attacks “lead to extortion, harassment, and financial loss.” I’ve warned about…
All change for Play Store NurPhoto via Getty Images Google’s mission to make Android more like iPhone continues, at least when it comes to security and privacy, narrowing the gap. Android 15 moves the bar significantly, with a raft of updates including AI-based live detection of malicious apps and even cellular network defense. But there…
New warning for millions of Play Store users. NurPhoto via Getty Images Google is on a mission to enhance security for Android users, narrowing the infamous gap to Apple’s more secure, more private iPhone. Play Store is key to this, and is now undergoing huge changes as thousands of apps are deleted and its Play…
New Play Store warning on the way—don’t make this dangerous mistake NurPhoto via Getty Images Like it or not, Google is on a mission to make Android more like iPhone, which means ridding the platform of the dangerous apps that continue to plague its users. We have already seen a clampdown on sideloading and a…
Threat to iPhone security is unprecedented Getty Images Apple’s tricky dance with Putin’s henchmen continues. Less than a month after reports it had “silently removed VPN Apps from Russia’s App Store,” the iPhone maker “informed RFE/RL that it has removed Current Time’s app from the Russian version of its App Store at the request of…
New warning as Play Store users see crypto suddenly disappear Anadolu Agency Something of an interesting week for Android users ends with more bad news. Coming fast behind Necro Trojan, a dangerous trojan hiding inside Play Store, we now have another threat that has beaten Google’s defenses and tricked users into putting themselves, their devices…