Cybercriminals are quietly turning Android phones into remote-controlled skimmers that can hijack banking apps, drain crypto wallets, and even lock owners out of their own devices. The latest wave of ...

More than 30% of Android phones still run Android 12 or older. That’s bad enough. But OEMs take time to deploy these fixes, ...

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Following a reported surge in espionage activity, the agency in charge of countering cyber threats in the U.S. has updated ...

With the increasing sophistication of digital threats, safeguarding your phone and personal data has never been more crucial. Android is responding with a suite of new security features designed to ...

One of Google's most critical features is hidden behind a single toggle - turn it on to protect against theft, scams, spam, and more.

Android already warns when your location is being tracked — but not by which apps. That puts the onus on users to play ...

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 ...

Android 15 started rolling out to Pixel devices Tuesday and will arrive, through various third-party efforts, on other Android devices at some point. There is always a bunch of little changes to ...

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