Tag: android
Android Expands Theft Protection with Smarter Locks and Default-On Safeguards
Google has rolled out a suite of Android theft protection updates, tightening authentication controls, extending Identity Check coverage to third-party apps, and…
Google Play Blocked 1.75 Million Bad Apps and 266 Million Risky Installs in 2025
Google's annual Android security report details how AI-enhanced review, expanded fraud protection, and real-time scanning kept malicious apps off devices at scale…
Android Expands AI Scam Detection to Samsung Devices and 20+ Countries
Google is rolling out Gemini-powered call and message scam detection to Samsung Galaxy S26 hardware and expanding messaging protections to more than…
Google Integrates Rust DNS Parser into Pixel 10 Modem Firmware
Google's Pixel team has embedded a memory-safe Rust-based DNS parser into the Pixel 10 cellular baseband, targeting a class of memory-safety vulnerabilities…
Project Zero Chains 0-Click to Root on Pixel 10 via VPU Driver Flaw
Google Project Zero built a working zero-click root exploit chain for the Pixel 10, pivoting from a patched Dolby audio bug to…
Popa Android Botnet Tied to Publicly Traded Israeli Proxy Firm
Researchers from multiple security firms have linked the Popa botnet, which routes traffic through millions of compromised TV boxes, to NetNut, a…