Do not take these risks. getty Google’s mission to secure Android continues, narrowing the gap to iPhone. But that can never fully succeed unless and until user behaviors change. That’s the stark takeaway from Google’s update this week, and it must be taken seriously. Google says that last year its “AI-powered threat detection and other…
Another day, another Play Store deletion. NurPhoto via Getty Images Republished on March 15th with a new report highlighting dangerous apps. What a week for Play Store. Google has been busy with its delete button, with multiple threats sneaking their way inside Android’s best secured app vault. Not a good look. And all this has…
Another day, another Play Store deletion. NurPhoto via Getty Images What a week for Play Store. Google has been busy with its delete button, with multiple threats sneaking their way inside Android’s best secured app vault. Not a good look. And all this has come hot on the tail of the latest warning that Android…
What happens if Play Store is not real? NurPhoto via Getty Images Google is building higher fences around its Play Store, as the fast and loose world of sideloading comes under increasing pressure. If Android is to narrow the security gap to iPhone, then this is a key challenge. This month we have already seen…
New deletion warning NurPhoto via Getty Images Google has its finger on the delete button — and that’s a good thing. Twice in just a few days, security researchers have called out the speed with which Google’s team removes threats from its Play Store. Yes, they should not have been there in the first place,…
New Play Store warning NurPhoto via Getty Images Coming just 24-hours after Google’s latest warning that Android is under attack, a new report has uncovered an “extensive and sophisticated ad fraud scheme” that has amassed more than 56 million downloads for 180 malicious apps. Google has now deleted all these apps from its Play Store,…
Play Store has suddenly changed NurPhoto via Getty Images Android has an app problem, that much is clear. But it’s changing. Last year, Google made clear that low-quality apps would be purged from its store. And that means removing many of the apps most likely to come with more than expected — adware, scam subs,…
New Android spyware alert AFP via Getty Images With ironic timing, just as Samsung confirms its latest crackdown on apps installed from outside official app stores, here comes another alarming warning showing just why it’s making those changes. The latest threat has been discovered hiding inside dozens of apps. Installing any of them “enables the…
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…
New Google Play Store update is now live NurPhoto via Getty Images Android 15 is now live on Pixel phones—but one of its best new features has been missing until now. As Google works to narrow the security and privacy gap between Android and iPhone, this could be one of its biggest moves yet to…