Hackers spreading WannaCry ransomware copycat for Android arrested by Chinese police – International Business Times UK

Hackers spreading WannaCry ransomware copycat for Android arrested by Chinese police
International Business Times UK
Chinese police have arrested two men for distributing a variant of the SLocked Android ransomware, customised to look similar to WannaCry, the Windows wormable malware that spread across the globe in May, infecting numerous businesses and …

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Google releases July Security patch for Android – Nexus and Pixel OTA and Factory images released. – Ausdroid

Google releases July Security patch for Android – Nexus and Pixel OTA and Factory images released.
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July 4th in the US is over, and that means Google is back on track and has released the July security patches for Android, including OTA and Factory images for supported Nexus and Pixel devices. As usual, Google has released the patches in two variants

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HTC 10 gets a new update on T-Mobile… with three-month-old Android security patches – Neowin


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HTC 10 gets a new update on T-Mobile… with three-month-old Android security patches
Neowin
If you're on T-Mobile and you own a HTC 10, there's good news for you today, as the carrier is now rolling out a new software update for the device. There's bad news too, though: it comes with Android security patches that are now three months old.

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Xiaomi reveals list of smartphones getting Android Nougat update – Digit


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Xiaomi reveals list of smartphones getting Android Nougat update
Digit
Android 7.0 Nougat and Android 7.1 Nougat update. The company says it will update Mi 6, Mi Max 2, Mi 5c and Redmi 4X to Android 7.1 Nougat while Mi Max, Mi 5, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus, Mi 4c, Mi 4s, Mi Note, Mi Note 2, Mi Mix and Redmi Note 4X to Android

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