Security Intelligence (blog) |
New Android Cleaning App Pulls Dirty Tricks to Grab Admin Rights
Security Intelligence (blog) While games remain the top category across both Android and iOS, there's a growing focus on security. Users are concerned about the threat posed by third-party apps, malicious emails and mobile ransomware. So it's no surprise that a new threat known as … |
Computerworld |
Latest Android security update fixes Dirty COW, GPS vulnerabilities …
Computerworld The monthly Android security update released this week fixes the serious Dirty COW privilege escalation attack that could allow malicious apps to take full … |
Inquirer |
Google patches Dirty Cow Linux vulnerability in Android security bulletin
Inquirer GOOD NEWS SECURITY FANS, Google has tackled that Dirty Cow problem that had us all sniggering at the back. The fix comes as part of an Android security bulletin, naturally, and comes with a number of fixes for some core security problems. You are, of … Malware, Hacking Is A Serious Game, But Security Experts Warn Against Panic December Android Security Update Includes Dirty Cow Fix |
Today’s Android Security Bulletin included a patch for the Dirty Cow vulnerability, a seven-year-old Linux bug that had yet to be patched by Google.
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